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s 55 Presumptions
In any proceedings under this Act—
(a) where it is proved that a club, company, partnership or association is in existence, it shall be presumed that such club, company, partnership or association is a society within the meaning of this Act unless the contrary is proved;
(b) it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to prove that a society possesses a name or that it has been constituted or is usually known under a particular name; and
(c) where it is alleged that a society is an unlawful society, the burden of proving that it is a registered society, or that it is not a local society, shall lie on the person charged.
Malay text (authoritative)
Anggapan
Dalam apa-apa prosiding di bawah Akta ini—
(a) jika dibuktikan bahawa sesuatu kelab, syarikat, perkongsian atau persatuan wujud, hendaklah dianggap bahawa kelab, syarikat, perkongsian atau persatuan itu ialah suatu pertubuhan mengikut pengertian Akta ini melainkan jika dibuktikan sebaliknya;
(b) tidaklah perlu bagi pihak pendakwa membuktikan bahawa suatu pertubuhan mempunyai nama atau bahawa ia telah ditubuhkan atau biasanya dikenali dengan suatu nama yang tertentu; dan
(c) jika suatu pertubuhan dikatakan sebagai suatu pertubuhan yang menyalahi undang-undang, beban pembuktian yang ia ialah suatu pertubuhan berdaftar, atau yang ia bukan suatu pertubuhan tempatan, hendaklah terletak ke atas orang yang dipertuduh itu.
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).
