Malaysia legislation

Section 5

of Public Collections Ordinance Cap 122 Vol Iii

Section 5

(1)

The Minister may make regulations for prescribing anything which by this

Ordinance is required to be prescribed and for regulating the manner in which licensed collections may be carried out and the conduct of promoters and collectors in relation to such collections, and generally to give effect to the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), regulations made thereunder may provide for all or any of the matters following, that is to say

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(a)

for requiring and regulating the use by collectors of prescribed badges and prescribed certificates of authority, and the issue, custody, production, display and return thereof, and, in particular for requiring collectors on demand by a police officer or by any occupant of a house visited or person solicited to produce their certificates of authority;

(b)

for the authentication of prescribed certificates of authority and for the clear indication in prescribed badges of the purpose of the collection;

 See the Public Collections Regulations, 1955.

(c)

for the requiring of the issue of receipts in respect of monies collected;

(d)

for requiring promoters of collections to render or publish true accounts of all monies collected and paid;

(e)

for prohibiting persons below a prescribed age from acting, and others from causing or allowing them to act, as collectors;

(f)

for preventing annoyance to the occupants of houses visited or to any other members of the public;

(g)

for requiring the prescribed information with respect to the purpose, expenses, proceeds and application of the proceeds of collections to be furnished by the licensee to the Commissioner and for requiring such information to be vouched and authenticated in such manner as may be prescribed;

(h)

for prescribing that any contravention of or failure to comply with any such regulation shall be an offence and for prescribing penalties therefor but so that no such penalty shall exceed a fine of one thousand ringgit and imprisonment for a term of two years.

Unauthorised use of badges, etc.

Read in full context — Public Collections Ordinance Cap 122 Vol Iii →