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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
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Act 109
FARMERS’ ORGANIZATION
ACT 1973
Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006
PUBLISHED BY
THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968
IN COLLABORATION WITH
PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD
2006
Date of Royal Assent ... ... ... ... ... 15 June 1973
PREVIOUS REPRINTS
Act 109
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title, application and commencement
2. Interpretation
PART II
3. Formation
4. Prohibition
5. Farmers’ Organization to be body corporate
6. Objects of Farmers’ Organizations
PART III
REGISTRATION
PART IV
PART IVA
PART V
PART VI
MISCELLANEOUS
Act 109
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Interpretation
PART II
Formation
PART III
REGISTRATION
Register
8. The Registrar shall keep and maintain or cause to be kept and
maintained a register or registers which shall contain particulars
relating to the registration of all Farmers’ Organizations as he
may think expedient.
PART IV
RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES
Directors
(4) The directors shall hold office, retire and may be removed
from office in accordance with the constitution or rules of such
Farmers’ Organization.
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(5) The office of a director shall be deemed to be vacated in
any of the following cases that is to say:
(a) if he becomes a bankrupt;
(b) if he is convicted of a criminal offence involving fraud,
dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(c) if he absents himself from three consecutive meetings
of the Board of Directors without leave;
(d) if he ceases to be a citizen of Malaysia or a member of
such Farmers’ Organization;
(e) if he becomes insane;
(f) if he engages in any business or acts in a manner which
in the opinion of the Registrar is prejudicial to the interests
of such Farmers’ Organization; or
(g) if he receives a salary from or becomes a paid employee
of such Farmers’ Organization.
Reserve Fund
Settlement of disputes
17. (1) (a) If any dispute touching the business of any Farmers’
Organization arises—
(i) among members, member-units, past members, past
member-units and persons claiming through members,
member-units, past members, past member-units and
deceased members;
(ii) between a member, member-unit, past member, past
member-unit or person claiming through a member,
member-unit, past member, past member-unit or deceased
member, and such Farmers’ Organization or its Board
of Directors; or
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(iii) between such Farmers’ Organization and any other
Farmers’ Organization,
(2) The High Court shall hear and determine the question of
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PART IVA
Power to inspect
(2) As soon as the order under subsection (1) has been made
the Registrar shall cause an inquiry to be made in respect of such
Farmers’ Organization in respect of which the order was made
or any aspect of the business of such Farmers’ Organization.
(3) After the inquiry under subsection (2) has been made the
Registrar may revoke the order of suspension or order that such
Farmers’ Organization be dissolved as he thinks expedient.
(4) Subject to any appeal made under section 21, the order for
the dissolution of any Farmers’ Organization shall take effect on
the expiry of the period of three months after the date of publication
of the order.
Audit
24. The Registrar shall audit or cause to be audited by some
person authorized by him by general or special order in writing
the accounts of every Farmers’ Organization or member-units of
such Farmers’ Organization at least once in every year.
PART VI
MISCELLANEOUS
Register of members
Regulations
35. (1) The Authority with the approval of the Minister may make
all such regulations as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying
out or giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act.
Repeal
Act 109
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Act 109
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