Malaysia legislation
Section 13
Section 13
(a)
if he has been convicted of any offence against this
Act;
(b)
if he has been convicted of any offence under any other law and sentenced to a fine of not less than five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to both;
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(c)
if there is in force against him any order of detention, restriction, supervision, restricted residence, banishment or deportation under any law relating to the security of or public order in Malaysia or any part thereof or to prevention of crime, preventive detention, restricted residence, banishment or immigration;
(d)
if he is an undischarged bankrupt;
(e)
if he is and has been found or declared to be of unsound mind;
(f)
if he dies; or
(g)
subject to section 14, if he is found to be disqualified by the Registrar from holding such office on any reasons as the Registrar may consider proper and necessary.
(2)
The disqualification of a person under paragraph (1)(b) shall cease at the end of the period of five years beginning with the date on which the person convicted was released from custody or the date on which the fine mentioned was imposed, as the case may be.
(3)
The disqualification of any person under paragraph (1)(c)
shall cease as soon as such person is discharged from the relevant order.
(4)
The disqualification of any office-bearer due to bankruptcy shall cease when a receiving and adjudicating order has been revoked.
(5)
Where the Registrar, by notice under his hand notifies a youth society that any office-bearer, adviser or employee of a youth society has become disqualified under subsection (1), the youth society shall immediately give effect to such disqualification.
(6)
Any person who is subject to any disqualification under paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) may apply to the Registrar to be exempted from the application of such disqualification, and the
Registrar may, if he deems it is proper to do so, grant him such exemption for such period as the Registrar may specify and subject to such limitations, restrictions, terms or conditions as he may decide to impose.
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(7)
Any person who contravenes any provision of subsection (1), other than paragraphs (1)(e) and (f), or any limitation, restriction, term or condition imposed under subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(8)
For the purposes of subsection (1), “office-bearer”
includes—
(a)
a member of any sub-committee or other body established or formed by the governing body of a registered youth society, or by the governing body of a branch of such youth society;
(b)
any person who is responsible for the management of any of the affairs or the conduct of any of the activities of a registered youth society or any branch of such youth society; and
(c)
any person who is appointed or authorized to represent, or act on behalf of, a registered youth society or any branch of such youth society, in any matter, other than a person who, not being a member of the youth society, is engaged by the youth society to represent, or act on behalf of, the youth society or any branch of such society in his professional capacity or by contractual arrangement.
(9)
Any person who is, immediately before the commencement of this section, an office-bearer, advisor, or employee of a registered youth society may continue to remain as such until the expiry of the current term of his office or appointment or the termination of his contract of service, as the case may be, notwithstanding that he is disqualified under subsection (1).
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