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Societies Act 1966 (Revised - 2021) s 22

Societies Act 1966 (Revised - 2021) s 22

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s 22 Membership of minors

(1) The rules of a registered society may provide for the admission of a person under twenty-one years of age as a member or subscriber. (2) Any such member or subscriber may, if he is over the age of sixteen years, by himself and if he is under that age by his parent or guardian, execute all instruments and give all acquittances necessary to be executed or given under the rules, but shall not be a member of the committee, or a trustee, secretary, manager or treasurer of the registered society.

Malay text (authoritative)

Keanggotaan orang belum dewasa

(1) Kaedah-kaedah sesuatu pertubuhan berdaftar boleh mengadakan peruntukan bagi kemasukan seseorang yang berumur di bawah dua puluh satu tahun sebagai seorang anggota atau peyuran. (2) Mana-mana anggota atau peyuran itu boleh, jika dia berumur lebih daripada enam belas tahun, dengan sendirinya dan jika dia berumur kurang daripada itu, oleh ibu atau bapa atau penjaganya, menyempurnakan segala surat cara dan memberi segala penyelesaian yang perlu disempurnakan atau diberikan di bawah kaedah-kaedah itu, tetapi tidak boleh menjadi seorang anggota jawatankuasa, atau seorang pemegang amanah, setiausaha, pengurus atau bendahari bagi pertubuhan berdaftar itu.

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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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