Malaysia legislation
Section 56
Section 56
(1A)
The general statement referred to in subsection (1) shall be verified by statutory declaration, and the union shall cause the general
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statement to be audited by some fit and proper person approved by the
Director General:
Provided that no trade union shall cause its general statement to be audited by the same person successively for a period of more than three years.
(1B)
The Director General may, if he considers it necessary, by notice in writing—
(a)
direct the attendance before him, at the place and time set out in the notice, of any person appointed to audit the general statement of a trade union for any purpose related to the audit; or
(b)
direct any trade union to cause the general statement to be further audited in such manner as he may require.
(1C)
All expenses incurred in complying with any direction of the
Director General under subsection (1B) shall be borne by the trade union concerned.
(2)
Together with the general statement referred to in subsection (1), the secretary of each registered trade union shall furnish to the Director General a copy of all alterations or amendments of rules, and of all new rules, and a list of all changes of officers, made by the union during the period of twelve months preceding the said thirty-first day of March, and a copy of the rules of the trade union in force, and particulars of its membership, on that day.
(3)
Every member of a registered trade union shall be entitled to receive free of charge a copy of the general statement referred to in subsection (1) and the secretary of each registered trade union shall deliver a copy of such statement to every member of his union who makes application to him therefor.
(4)
Every registered trade union and president, secretary and treasurer of the registered trade union who fails to comply with any of the requirements of subsection (1) shall be jointly and severally guilty
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of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred ringgit for each day or part of a day during which the default continues; and any secretary of a registered trade union who fails to comply with any of the requirements of subsections (2) and (3)
shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred ringgit for each day or part of a day during which the default continues.
(5)
Every person who wilfully makes or orders or causes or procures to be made any false entry in or omission from any account of a registered trade union or general statement, copy or list delivered to the Director General under subsections (1) and (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding
*five thousand ringgit.
Keeping and inspection of accounts and records