Short Title: | Societies Act 1966 |
Legislature: | Parliament of Malaysia |
Long Title: | An Act relating to registration of societies. |
Citation: | Act 335 |
Territorial Extent: | Throughout Malaysia |
Enacted By: | Dewan Rakyat |
Date Enacted: | 1966 (Act No. 13 of 1966) 1987 (Act 335 w.e.f. 19 October 1987) |
Date Passed: | 13 December 1965 |
Enacted By2: | Dewan Negara |
Date Passed2: | 22 December 1965 |
Date Effective: | [1 February 1966, P.U. 24/1966] |
Bill: | Societies Bill 1966 |
Introduced By: | Ismail Abdul Rahman, Minister of Home Affairs |
1St Reading: | 1 December 1965 |
2Nd Reading: | 13 December 1965 |
3Rd Reading: | 13 December 1965 |
Bill2: | Societies Bill 1966 |
Introduced By2: | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Minister of Lands and Mines |
1St Reading2: | 17 December 1965 |
2Nd Reading2: | 22 December 1965 |
3Rd Reading2: | 22 December 1965 |
Amended By: | Societies (Amendment) Act 1966 [Act 45/1966] Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 45/1970 [P.U. (A) 282/1970] Societies (Amendment) Act 1972 [Act A102] Subordinate Courts Act (Extension) Order 1980 [P.U. (A) 357/1980] Societies (Amendment) Act 1981 [Act A515] Societies (Amendment) Act 1983 [Act A557] Societies (Amendment) Act 1988 [Act A700] Societies (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A743] Societies (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A859] Societies (Amendment) Act 1998 [Act A1027] |
Related Legislation: | Societies Ordinance 1949 of the States of Malaya [F.M. 28 of 1949] Societies Ordinance 1957 of Sarawak [Swk. Ord. 12 of 1957, Swk. Cap. 107] Societies Ordinance 1961 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. 24 of 1961] |
Keywords: | Societies |
Status: | In force |
The Societies Act 1966 (Malay: Akta Pertubuhan 1966) is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia, relating to the registration of societies.
The Societies Act 1966, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 3 Parts containing 70 sections and 2 schedules (including 10 amendments).