Section 13A
Power of Registrar to make certain orders in respect of registered societies
of Societies Act 1966 (Revised - 2021)
Where the Registrar is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in the interest of any registered society, or in the interest of public order, safety or security or otherwise in the public interest, the Registrar may at any time, after giving the society an opportunity to make representations to him, make an order in writing—
(a)
requiring the society, within the time specified in the order, to provide in its rules or constitution that the office-bearers of the society shall be citizens, and, consequently, requiring the society to remove from office all persons who, not being citizens, were office-bearers of the society immediately before the making of the order; or
(b)
prohibiting the society from having, directly or indirectly, any affiliation, connection, communication, or other dealing, with any society, organization or other body outside Malaysia, or with any authority, governmental or otherwise, in any country, territory or place outside
Malaysia.
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(2)
The Registrar may at any time, after giving a registered society an opportunity to make representations to him, make an order in writing requiring the society, within the time specified in the order, to amend its rules or constitution so as to—
(a)
have the same conform to, or be consistent and in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any regulations made under this Act;
(b)
remove any ambiguity or vagueness, or provide for greater clarity and preciseness of meaning in any provision; or
(c)
provide for any other matter which the Registrar may deem necessary, reasonable or expedient to require.
(3)
Where the Registrar makes an order under subsection (1)
or (2) he may include in that order, or make or give at any time after making that order, any consequential or ancillary requirements or directions in relation to such order as he may deem necessary or expedient to make or give.
(4)
The Registrar may, on application in writing made to him by a registered society, extend the time provided by him to the society in any order made under subsection (1) or (2) if he is satisfied that the society has given good grounds in its application and it would be just and proper to grant such extension.
(5)
For the purposes of subsection (1), “office-bearer” includes the persons specified in paragraphs 9A(7)(a) and (b).
(6)
(Deleted by Act A557).
(7)
Any society which contravenes any order given by the
Registrar under subsection (1) or (2) or any requirement or direction made or given by him under subsection (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding fifteen thousand ringgit or to both.