s 4 Charitable and purpose trusts
(1) A trust shall be regarded as a trust for charitable purpose under this Act where the trust is made for any one or more of the following purposes and where the fulfilment of such purpose or purposes is for the benefit of the community or a substantial section of the community having regard to the type and nature of the purpose or purposes: (a) the relief or eradication of poverty; (b) the advancement of education; (c) the promotion of art, science and religion; (d) the protection of the environment; (e) the advancement of human rights and fundamental freedom; or (f) any other purposes which are beneficial to the community. (2) A purpose may be regarded as charitable whether it is to be carried out in Malaysia or elsewhere and whether it is beneficial to the community in Malaysia or elsewhere. (3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a trust may be created or established for a particular purpose or purposes, whether charitable or not, but the trust must vest in natural persons within the perpetuity period applying or expressed to apply to the trust, and any trust so created or established shall be enforceable by the settlor or his personal representatives or by the person or persons named in the instrument creating or establishing the trust as the person or persons appointed to enforce the trust and the trust shall be enforceable at the instance of the person or persons so named notwithstanding that such person or persons are not beneficiaries under the trust.