Short title
(1) This Act may be cited as the Accountants Act 1967. (2) (Omitted). (3) The Minister may by notification in the Gazette suspend the operation of this Act in any part of Malaysia and may at any time after that remove the suspension: Provided that the power of suspension shall not be exercised more than once in relation to any part of Malaysia.
Interpretation
In this Act unless the context otherwise requires— “Committee” means any committee established under this Act; “Council” means the Council of the Institute established by section 8; “Council members” or “members of the Council” means the members of the Council specified under subsection 8(1) and includes the President and Vice-President of the Institute; “Institute” means the Malaysian Institute of Accountants established by section 3; “Malaysian Institute of Accountants Qualifying Examination” means the examination referred to in section 15A; “member” means a person who is registered in accordance with this Act as a chartered accountant, a licensed accountant or an associate member; “prescribed” means prescribed by rules; “register” means the register of members required to be kept in accordance with section 13; “Registrar” means the Registrar appointed under section 12; “rules” means rules made under this Act; “total Council members” means the maximum number at any one time of Council members as specified in subsection 8(3).
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Text as at 21 June 2024 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated. Read the official text ↗
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).