s 53 Restriction on other transactions with non-members
(1) Subject to sections 51 and 52, the transactions of a cooperative society with persons other than its members shall be subject to such prohibitions and restrictions as may be set out by its by-laws. (2) Any co-operative society or officer of the co-operative society who fails to comply with subsection (1), commits an offence and shall, on conviction— (a) in the case of a co-operative society, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit; or (b) in the case of an officer of a co-operative society, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.