s 12 Persons who shall not act as officers of society
12.—(1) Subject to subsection (1B), no person shall act as an officer of a registered society or a branch thereof if —(a) he has, while being a member of a society, been convicted for an offence involving the unlawful expenditure of the funds of the society; or (b) he has been declared, in writing, by the Registrar to be unfit to act as an officer of a society by reason of any conviction for a criminal offence other than that specified in paragraph (a).[Act 34 of 2023 wef 02/05/2024] [Act 34 of 2023 wef 02/05/2024] (1A) A person who is prohibited from acting as an officer of a registered society or a branch of the registered society under subsection (1) may apply to the Minister for permission to act as an officer of the registered society or a branch of the registered society.[Act 34 of 2023 wef 02/05/2024] (1B) An application under subsection (1A) may be granted by the Minister if the Minister thinks fit to do so.[Act 34 of 2023 wef 02/05/2024] (2) Any person who acts in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.[Act 34 of 2023 wef 02/05/2024]