Section 5
Power of the Minister to declare a society unlawful
of Societies Act 1966 (Revised - 2021)
It shall be lawful for the Minister in his absolute discretion by order to declare unlawful any society or branch or class or description of any societies which in his opinion is or is being used for purposes prejudicial to or incompatible with the interest of the security of Malaysia or any part of Malaysia, public order or morality.
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(2)
An order made under this section shall be published in the
Gazette and shall operate to cancel immediately the registration of any such society, if already registered under this Act; and no society against which an order made under this section applies shall be so registered.
(3)
The provisions of section 17 shall apply in respect of a local society affected by the order made under this section.