Section 19
Recognition of association
of Pineapple Industry Act 1957
The Board may by notification in the Gazette specify one association each to represent the canning, can-supplying, fruit marketing and exporting branches of the pineapple industry as the notification which refers to it remains in force be deemed to be a representative association for the purposes of this Act and of any regulations made thereunder:
Provided that no association shall be specified as a representative association as aforesaid or, having been so specified, continue to be a representative association unless—
(a)
its rules have been approved by the Board;
(b)
its rules—
(i)
contain nothing that can be construed as preventing the admission as a member of any person whom the association is intended to represent;
(ii)
contain nothing prejudicial to the general interests of the industry;
(iii)
provide that any person who applies for admission as a member and undertakes to comply with the rules of such association, shall be admitted as a member thereof.
(2)
Any association specified by notification in the Gazette as being representative of the canning branch of the pineapple industry under the Pineapple Industry Ordinance, 1951 [No. 36 of 1956], shall be deemed to be a representative association of the canning branch of the pineapple industry under this Act.
(3)
Any association deemed to be a representative association under this section which subsequently makes any alteration in the articles, in the rules, or in the conditions affecting membership of the association, shall within fourteen days lodge with the Board a written copy of the alteration; and failure to comply with this subsection shall
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be an offence against this Act punishable on conviction with a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit.