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Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 s 53

Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 s 53

This legislation has been repealed. Do not cite it as law in force.

s 53 Liability of directors, etc.

(1) Notwithstanding any written law to the contrary, but subject to subsection (2) in relation to a company that is being wound up, where tax is due and payable, surcharge is accrued, or penalty, fee or any other money is payable, under this Act by a company, a limited liability partnership, a firm, a society or other body of persons— (a) the directors of the company; (b) the compliance officer who is appointed amongst the partners of the limited liability partnership or if no compliance officer is appointed as such, any one or all of the partners thereof; (c) the partners of the firm; or (d) officials or committee members of the society or other body of persons, as the case may be, shall together with the company, limited liability partnership, firm, society or other body of persons be jointly and severally liable for the tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or any other money. (2) In relation to a company that is being wound up, the directors of the company shall only be liable where the assets of the company are insufficient to meet the amount due, after paying any sum having priority under the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] in relation to the application of the assets of the company in the winding-up over the tax, surcharge, penalty, fee or any other money.

Malay text (authoritative)

Tanggungan pengarah, dsb.

(1) Walau apa pun mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang berlawanan, tetapi tertakluk kepada subseksyen (2) berhubung dengan suatu syarikat yang sedang digulungkan, jika cukai adalah genap dan kena dibayar, surcaj adalah terakru, atau penalti, fi atau apa-apa wang lain adalah kena dibayar di bawah Akta ini oleh sesuatu syarikat, perkongsian liabiliti terhad, firma, pertubuhan atau kumpulan orang lain— (a) pengarah syarikat; (b) pegawai pematuhan yang dilantik di kalangan rakan kongsi perkongsian liabiliti terhad atau jika tiada pegawai pematuhan dilantik sedemikian, mana-mana rakan kongsi atau semua rakan kongsi; (c) rakan kongsi kepada firma; atau (d) pegawai atau ahli jawatankuasa pertubuhan atau kumpulan orang lain, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, hendaklah bersama dengan syarikat, perkongsian liabiliti terhad, firma, pertubuhan atau kumpulan orang yang lain itu bertanggungan secara bersesama dan berasingan bagi cukai, surcaj, penalti, fi atau apa-apa wang lain itu. (2) Berhubung dengan suatu syarikat yang sedang digulungkan, pengarah syarikat itu hendaklah hanya bertanggungan jika aset syarikat itu tidak mencukupi untuk menjelaskan amaun yang terhutang, selepas membayar apa-apa jumlah yang mempunyai keutamaan di bawah Akta Syarikat 1965 [Akta 125] berhubung dengan penggunaan aset syarikat itu dalam penggulungan itu berbanding dengan cukai, surcaj, penalti, fi atau apa-apa wang lain itu.

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Find Act 762 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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).

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