Section 18
Appeals
of Societies Act 1966 (Revised - 2021)
Any local society or office-bearer or member of such local society or any other person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Registrar in any of the following cases:
(a)
cancellation of the registration of the society under section 2A;
(b)
refusal to register the society under section 7;
(c)
refusal to grant exemption under subsection 9A(4) to a disqualified person to hold office in any registered society;
(d)
refusal to approve the change of name or place of business of the society, or amendment of its rules under section 11;
(e)
refusal to approve the establishment of a branch of the society under section 12;
(f)
cancellation of the registration of the society under section 13;
(g)
order prohibiting non-citizens from holding office in a society or prohibiting affiliation, connection, communication or other dealing with any society outside Malaysia and other matters stated in subsection 13A(1);
(h)
order to amend the rules or the constitution under subsection 13A(2);
(i)
refusal to approve an auditor or approving an auditor under subsection 14(4) who is unacceptable to the society;
(j)
making a provisional order for the dissolution of the society under subsection 14(5);
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(k)
cancellation of the registration of a registered society under section 16 for failure to settle a dispute within the society; or
(l)
refusal to grant permission under section 49 to become an office-bearer, may, within thirty days from the date of the decision of the
Registrar, appeal against the decision to the Minister; and the
Minister whose decision shall be final may confirm, reject or vary the decision of the Registrar.
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PARTIES ONLY