Section 2

8 Laws of Malaysia ACT 44

“Area Fishermen’s Association” means an association of persons of not less than fifty in number formed in accordance with this Act or any regulations made thereunder for any area in any State;

“Fishermen’s

Association”

means an

Area

Fishermen’s

Association, a State Fishermen’s Association or a National

Fishermen’s Association;

“fishermen’s co-operative society” means any co-operative society which, upon the coming into operation of this Act, is registered under the *Co-operative Societies Act 1948 [Act 287], the Co-operative

Societies Ordinance 1958 of Sabah [Ord. No. 3 of 1958] and the Co-operative Societies Ordinance of Sarawak [Cap. 66] and whose principal objects or main functions concern fishery production, credit, marketing or processing or any such commercial and trading ventures:

Provided that where there is a dispute as to whether any cooperative society is a fishermen’s co-operative society, such dispute shall be referred to the Registrar whose decision shall be final and shall not be called in question in any Court;

“fishing” means estuarine or marine fishing;

“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for fisheries;

“National Fishermen’s Association” means a confederation of any two or more State Fishermen’s Associations in accordance with this

Act;

“Region” means an area comprising two or more States as may be determined by the Minister;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of Fishermen’s Associations appointed under section 6;

“State Fishermen’s Association” means a confederation of any two or more Area Fishermen’s Associations in accordance with this Act.

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*NOTE—Act 287, Sabah Ord. No. 3 of 1958 and Sarawak Cap. 66 have been repealed—see section 95 Co-operative Societies Act 1993 [Act 502].

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