Section 6
Application for registration
of Societies Act 1966 (Revised - 2021)
Every local society, other than that in respect of which an order made under section 5 is in force, shall, in the manner prescribed, apply to the Registrar for registration under this Act.
(2)
Until a local society is registered under this Act, no person shall, without a written permission of the Registrar, organize or take part in any activity of or on behalf of the society, except only to apply to or correspond with the Registrar.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit and, where the offence is a continuing one, to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit for every day after the first day during which the offence continues.
Power of Registrar to make inquiries, etc., in relation to any application under this Act 6A. (1) The Registrar may, in relation to any application under section 6, subsection 11(1), subsection 12(1), section 49, subsection 50(1), or any other provision of this Act or regulations made under this Act, call for such further information, and make such inquiries, as he may consider necessary.
(2)
Where a person making any application as is referred to in subsection (1) fails to supply the further information called for, or answer the inquiries made, to the satisfaction of the Registrar, he may refuse the application.
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