Youth Societies and Youth Development Act 2007 s 92
s 92 Penalty for misuse of money or property of a registered youth society
(1) Any member of a registered youth society or the Registrar may make a complaint to the Sessions Court that any office-bearer or member of that society—
(a) has in his possession or control any property of the youth society otherwise than in accordance with the rules of the society;
(b) has unlawfully withheld any money of the youth society;
(c) has purposely used any money of the youth society for purposes other than those expressed in the rules of the youth society and the provision of this Act.
(2) Where the Court is satisfied with the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1), the court shall, if it considers the justice of the case so requires, order such office bearer or member of the registered youth society to deliver such property or pay such money to the trustees of the registered youth society.
(3) A complaint made under subsection (1) shall not be entertained unless the Court is satisfied that the complainant is, on the date of that complaint, a member of the youth society in respect of the property of which such complaint is so made.
(4) Any person bound by an order made under subsection (2) who fails to comply with the terms thereof and the directions given therein within a time to be specified in such order commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.
(5) An order made under subsection (2) shall not affect or prevent a prosecution of, or civil proceedings against, any such office bearer or member of the youth society.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penalti kerana salah guna wang atau harta pertubuhan belia berdaftar
(1) Mana-mana anggota pertubuhan belia berdaftar atau Pendaftar boleh membuat aduan kepada Mahkamah Sesyen bahawa mana-mana pemegang jawatan atau anggota pertubuhan belia itu—
(a) ada dalam milikan atau kawalannya apa-apa harta pertubuhan belia itu selain daripada berdasarkan kaedah-kaedah pertubuhan belia itu;
(b) menahan wang pertubuhan belia secara yang menyalahi undang-undang;
(c) dengan sengaja menggunakan apa-apa wang pertubuhan belia itu bagi maksud selain yang dinyatakan dalam kaedah-kaedah pertubuhan belia itu dan peruntukan Akta ini.
(2) Jika Mahkamah itu berpuas hati dengan hal keadaan yang dinyatakan dalam subseksyen (1), mahkamah hendaklah, jika difikirkan perlu untuk keadilan hal itu, memerintahkan pemegang jawatan atau anggota pertubuhan belia berdaftar itu supaya menyerahkan harta atau membayar wang itu kepada pemegang amanah pertubuhan belia berdaftar itu.
(3) Suatu aduan yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1) tidak boleh dilayani melainkan jika Mahkamah itu berpuas hati bahawa pengadu itu, pada tarikh aduan itu, merupakan seorang anggota kepada pertubuhan belia yang berhubung dengan hartanya aduan itu dibuat.
(4) Mana-mana orang yang terikat dengan perintah di bawah subseksyen (2) yang gagal mematuhi terma dan arahan dalam perintah yang tersebut dalam masa yang ditentukan dalam perintah itu, melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi lima ribu ringgit.
(5) Suatu perintah yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (2) hendaklah tidak menjejaskan atau menghalang sesuatu prosiding pendakwaan atau sivil terhadap mana-mana pemegang jawatan atau anggota pertubuhan belia itu.
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Text as at 1 November 2014 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
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).
