Malaysia Co-Operative Societies Commission Act 2007 · Updated to 1 Oct 2023 · Chapter 1
6. Common seal
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The common seal of the Commission may from time to time be broken, changed, altered and made a new as the Commission may think fit.
Commission
“Commission” means the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission established under section 3;
Until a seal is provided by the Commission, a stamp bearing the words “Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission” may be used and shall be deemed to be the common seal of the Commission.
The common seal shall be used with the authority of the Board and every instrument to which the common seal is affixed shall be signed by the Chairman or any director and shall be counter signed by the secretary or by a second director or by some other person as may be authorised by the Board and all deeds, documents and other instruments purporting to be sealed with the common seal, authenticated as aforesaid, shall, until the contrary is proven, be deemed to have been validly executed:
Provided that any document or instrument which, if executed by a person not being a body corporate, would not be required to be under seal, may in like manner be executed by the Commission, and any such document or instrument may be executed on behalf of the
document
“document” has the same meaning as defined under section 3 of the Evidence Act 1950;
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Commission by any officer or employee of the Commission generally or specifically authorised by the Board on that behalf.
The common seal shall be kept in the custody of the secretary or such other person as may be authorised by the Board.
The common seal of the Commission shall be officially and judicially noticed.
Terms defined in s 2
Chairman
Defined · s 2“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under paragraph 11(3)(a);
Commission
Defined · s 2“Commission” means the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission established under section 3;
document
Defined · s 2“document” has the same meaning as defined under section 3 of the Evidence Act 1950;
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Part IV
Provisions Relating to Officer and Employee
Part V
Finance
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Part VI
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