MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (CHANGE OF NAME) ACT 1975

LAWS OF MALAYSIA REPRINT Act 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (CHANGE OF NAME) ACT 1975 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 2 Laws of Malaysia ACT 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (CHANGE OF NAME) ACT 1975 Date of Royal Assent … ... … Date of publication in the Gazette … 21 August 1975 … 4 September 1975 PREVIOUS REPRINTS First Reprint Second Reprint … … … … … … … … … … 1998 2001 Malaysian Red Cross Society (Change of Name) LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (CHANGE OF NAME) ACT 1975 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Change of name 4. Use of emblem and words 5. Prohibition of use of emblem without authority SCHEDULE 3 4 Laws of Malaysia ACT 162 Malaysian Red Cross Society (Change of Name) 5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (CHANGE OF NAME) ACT 1975 An Act to change the name and the emblem of the Malaysian Red Cross Society. [5 September 1975] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Malaysian Red Cross Society (Change of Name) Act 1975. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “Corporation” means the Malaysian Red Cross Society formed as a body corporate by virtue of section 3 of the Incorporation Act; “Incorporation Act” means the Malaysian Red Cross Society (Incorporation) Act 1965 [Act 47 of 1965]. Change of name 3. (1) Upon the commencement of this Act, the Corporation shall be known as the “Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia” or, in English, “the Malaysian Red Crescent Society”; and all references in any written law to the Corporation shall be construed accordingly. 6 Laws of Malaysia ACT 162 (2) The change of name provided by subsection (1) shall not affect any rights or obligations of the Corporation or render defective any legal proceedings by or against it; and any legal proceedings that could have been continued or commenced by or against it before the commencement of this Act may be continued or commenced under its new name. Use of emblem and words 4. (1) Without prejudice to the rights of other persons, upon the commencement of this Act, the right to use the emblem of a red crescent on a white background, as depicted in the Schedule, and the words “Bulan Sabit Merah” or, in English, “Red Crescent”, shall vest in the Corporation, and the Corporation, shall use such emblem. (2) Upon the commencement of this Act, section 10 of the Incorporation Act shall cease to have effect, and the right vested in the Corporation by that section to use the emblem of the red cross on a white background and the words “Red Cross” and “Geneva Cross” shall cease to vest in the Corporation, and the Corporation shall cease to use such emblem and those words. Prohibition of use of emblem without authority 5. (1) It shall not be lawful for any person, other than the Corporation and its staff, officials and members, to use for the purpose of his trade or business, or for any other purpose whatsoever, in the Federation without the authority of the Minister, the emblem of a red crescent on a white background, as depicted in the Schedule and the words “Bulan Sabit Merah” or, in English, “Red Crescent”. (2) If any person contravenes subsection (1), he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three hundred ringgit; and any goods upon or in connection with which the emblem or words, as the case may be, was or were used may be forfeited. (3) Where an offence committed by a body corporate or society is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate or society, he, as well as the body corporate or society, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished accordingly. Malaysian Red Cross Society (Change of Name) SCHEDULE Emblem 7 8 Laws of Malaysia ACT 162 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (CHANGE OF NAME) 1975 LIST OF AMENDMENTS Amending law Act 160 Short title In force from Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 29-08-1975 Malaysian Red Cross Society (Change of Name) LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (CHANGE OF NAME) 1975 LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED Section Amending authority In force from 5 Act 160 29-08-1975 DICETAK OLEH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD, KUALA LUMPUR BAGI PIHAK DAN DENGAN PERINTAH KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 9