Societies Act 1966

The Societies Act 1966 (Malay: Akta Pertubuhan 1966) is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia, relating to the registration of societies.

Societies Act 1966
Parliament of Malaysia
Long title An Act relating to registration of societies.
Citation	Act 335
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Passed by	Dewan Rakyat
Passed	13 December 1965
Enacted	1966 (Act No. 13 of 1966) 1987 (Act 335 w.e.f. 19 October 1987)
Passed by	Dewan Negara
Passed	22 December 1965
Effective	[1 February 1966, P.U. 24/1966]
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title	Societies Bill 1966
Introduced by	Ismail Abdul Rahman, Minister of Home Affairs
First reading	1 December 1965
Second reading	13 December 1965
Third reading	13 December 1965
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title	Societies Bill 1966
Member(s) in charge	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Minister of Lands and Mines
First reading	17 December 1965
Second reading	22 December 1965
Third reading	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

Structure

The Societies Act 1966, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 3 Parts containing 70 sections and 2 schedules (including 10 amendments).

• Part I: Provisions Applicable to Societies Generally
• Part IA: Provisions Applicable to Political Parties Only
• Part II: Provisions Applicable to Mutual Benefit Societies Only
• Part III: Miscellaneous Provisions Applicable to Societies Generally
• Schedules

See also

• Brunei: Societies Act 1948, Societies Act 2005
• Hong Kong: Societies Ordinance 1949
• India: Societies Registration Act, 1860
• Singapore: Societies Act 1966
• Swiss Verein
• Company limited by guarantee

References

• Andreas Schloenhardt. "Societies Act 1966". Palermo in the Pacific: Organised Crime Offences in the Asia Pacific Region. Martinus Nijoff Publishers. Leiden and Boston. 2019. Chapter 12.3. pp 235 & 236. See also p 368.
• John Funston. Government and Politics in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2001. First Reprint. 2006. p 178.

External links

• Act 832 Societies Act 1966 (Revised 2021) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.