Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
“Change of a member’s political party, etc.
by inserting after the definition of “pension rights” the following definition:
‘ “political party” means—
(a)
any society which by any of its objects or rules, regardless whether such object or rule is its principal object or rule, or constitutes merely an object or rule which is ancillary to its principal object or objects or to its principal rule or rules, makes provision for the society to participate, through its candidates, in elections to the House of Representatives, or to a
State Legislative Assembly; or
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(b)
any society which, notwithstanding anything contained in its objects or rules, carries on any activity or pursues any objective which involves its participation, through its candidates, in elections to the House of
Representatives, or to a State Legislative Assembly, and includes a coalition of such societies which has been registered under any federal law;’.
Amendment of Eighth Schedule