Chemists Act 1975 · Updated to 30 Nov 2015 · Part IV · Membership of the Institute
16. Membership of the Institute
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Every person who was a member of the Society immediately before the appointed date shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, be eligible for membership of the Institute of the same grade as he held in the Society.
member
“member” or “member of the Institute” or “registered chemist” means a person who is for the time being registered under this Act as a member of the Institute;
Without prejudice to subsection (1), and subject to subsections (3)
and (4), every person on payment of the prescribed fee shall be entitled to be admitted by the Council as a member of the Institute if he satisfies the requirements of subsection 17(2), (3) or (4).
No person shall be admitted by the Council as a member of the
Institute if he is less than twenty-one years of age or if in the opinion of the Council he is not a fit and proper person to be admitted as a member.
Institute
“Institute” means the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry established under section 3;
A body corporate shall not be eligible for membership of the
Institute.
Any person dissatisfied with the decision of the Council under subsection (3) may appeal to the High Court.
The procedure governing appeals under subsection (5) shall be substantially the same as for appeals to the High Court from decisions of a subordinate court in civil matters.
The Minister may from time to time, after seeking the advice of the Institute, by order published in the Gazette amend the Second
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for science, technology and innovation;
Schedule.
Terms defined in s 2
appointed date
Defined · s 2“appointed date” means the date appointed under subsection 1(2) for the coming into operation of this Act;
Institute
Defined · s 2“Institute” means the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry established under section 3;
member
Defined · s 2“member” or “member of the Institute” or “registered chemist” means a person who is for the time being registered under this Act as a member of the Institute;
member of the Institute
Defined · s 2“member” or “member of the Institute” or “registered chemist” means a person who is for the time being registered under this Act as a member of the Institute;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for science, technology and innovation;
Society
Defined · s 2“Society” means the body known as the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry registered as a society on the 13 October 1967 under the Societies Act 1966.
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