YOUTH SOCIETIES AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACT 2007

Youth Societies and Youth Development 1 Laws of malaysia REPRINT Act 668 youth societies and youth development act 2007 As at 1 November 2014 published by the commissioner of law revision, malaysia under the authority of the revision of law act 1968 2014 2 Laws of Malaysia Act 668 youth societies and youth development act 2007 Date of Royal Assent … … … 18 July 2007 Date of publication in the Gazette … … 26 July 2007 Youth Societies and Youth Development 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 668 YOUTH SOCIETIES AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACT 2007 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Part I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation Part II ADMINISTRATION OF ACT 3. Appointment of Director General, Deputy Director General and Director 4. Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrars, officers and other servants 5. 6. Powers of Registrar Power of delegation Part III YOUTH SOCIETIES Chapter 1 Registration 7. Application for registration 8. Power of Registrar to call for information 9. Registration and refusal to register 10. Certificate of registration 4 Laws of Malaysia Act 668 Chapter 2 Provisions applicable to registered youth societies Section 11. Provisions applicable to registered youth societies 12. Head of youth societies 13. Disqualifications applicable to office-bearers, advisers and employees of registered youth societies 14. Representations 15. Condition to cessation of disqualification 16. Inspection of documents and evidentiary value of copies certified by Registrar 17. Change of name, place of business and rules of registered youth society 18. Branch of a youth society 19. Liability of registered youth society in respect of contracts entered into by branch 20. Cancellation and suspension 21. Power of Registrar to make certain orders in respect of registered youth societies 22. Information to be furnished by registered youth societies 23. Registrar to approve audit and provisional order for dissolution 24. Persons responsible for supplying information 25. Consequence of order of the Minister under section 33, refusal of the Registrar to register a youth society under section 9 and cancellation of registration of a youth society under section 20 26. Application of section 25 to unlawful branch of registered youth societies 27. Vesting of property of a youth society whose registration has been cancelled in a new registered youth society Chapter 3 Disputes and Dispute Resolution Panel 28. Disputes 29. Dispute Resolution Panel Youth Societies and Youth Development Chapter 4 Appeals Section 30. Appeals Chapter 5 General Provisions 31. Registered youth societies to act in fulfilment of the Constitution 33. Power of the Minister to declare a youth society unlawful 32. Youth societies deemed to be established in Malaysia Part IV YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 34. Policies in relation to youth development Part V NATIONAL YOUTH CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL 35. National Youth Consultative Council 36. Function of the Council 37. Members of the Council 38. Council may invite others to conferences or meetings 39. 40. Tenure of office Revocation of appointment and resignation 41. Vacation of office 42. Filling of vacancies 43. Committees 44. Secretariat 45. Remuneration or allowances 46. Conference of Council 47. Disqualification to be a member 48. Allocation of fund 5 6 Laws of Malaysia Act 668 Part VI MAIN BODY OF YOUTH SOCIETIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL Chapter 1 General Provisions Section 49. Main body of youth societies at the national level 50. Functions of the main body of youth societies at the national level 51. Annual report Chapter 2 Financial allocation and assistance 52. Application for annual allocation of main body of youth societies at the national level 53. Approval of financial allocation and assistance 54. Accounts and audit of main body of youth societies at the national level Part VII MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1 General Provisions 55. Malaysian Institute For Research In Youth Development 56. Common seal 57. Functions of the Institute 58. Powers of the Institute Chapter 2 Board of Directors of Malaysian Institute For Research In Youth Development 59. The Board of Directors 60. Membership of the Board Youth Societies and Youth Development Section 61. Powers and functions of the Board 63. Revocation of appointment and resignation 62. Tenure of office 64. Vacation of office 65. Delegation of functions and powers of the Board 66. Committees of the Board 67. 68. Remuneration and allowances Power of Minister to give directions 69. Validity of an act and proceedings Chapter 3 Provisions relating to employees 70. Chief Executive Officer 71. Appointment of officers Chapter 4 Finance 72. Establishment of Fund 74. Expenditure and preparation of estimates 73. Expenditure to be charged on Fund 75. Conservation of Fund 76. Power to invest 77. Accounts and reports 78. Financial procedure 79. Financial year Part VIII OFFENCES 80. Unlawful youth societies 81. 82. Penalty for managing, etc., an unlawful youth society Penalty for attending meetings, etc., an unlawful youth society 7 8 Laws of Malaysia Section Act 668 83. Penalty on persons allowing unlawful youth society on premises 85. Penalty for procuring subscription or aid for an unlawful youth society 84. 86. 87. 88. Penalty for inciting, etc., a person to become a member of an unlawful youth society Penalty for publishing, etc., propaganda of an unlawful youth society Penalty for acting on behalf of or representing an unlawful youth society Penalty against office-bearer of a youth society whose registration has been cancelled 89. Usage of flags, symbols, emblems, badges or other insignia of youth societies 90. Liability of office-bearer in respect of offences by youth society 91. Youth society using a triad ritual to be deemed an unlawful youth society 92. Penalty for misuse of money or property of a registered youth society 94. Penalty for fraud 93. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. Penalty for displaying or using certificate of registration which has been cancelled Penalty for furnishing false information Presumptions Presumption of membership, etc., of youth society Expert evidence Protection of informers 100. Forfeiture 101. Certain non-bailable and registrable offences Part IX ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATION 102. 103. Enforcement officers Powers of enforcement officers 104. Disclosure of authorisation card 105. Power of inspection 106. Disclosure of document, etc. 107. Seizure of document, etc. 108. Application for search warrant Youth Societies and Youth Development 9 Section 109. 110. Power of Magistrate to issue search warrant Power to enter premises without warrant or notice 111. Search and seizure without warrant 112. Power to seal Part X MISCELLANEOUS 113. 114. Public servant Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 115. Obligation of secrecy 116. Representation in civil proceedings 118. Protection 117. 119. Prosecution Non entitlement to cost of proceedings, damages or other reliefs, etc. 120. Amendment of Schedules 121. Regulations 123. General powers of Minister 122. 124. 125. General offences Transitional provisions Prevention of anomalies First Schedule Second Schedule Third Schedule 10 Laws of Malaysia Act 668 Youth Societies and Youth Development 11 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 668 YOUTH SOCIETIES AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACT 2007 An Act to register youth societies, promote and facilitate the development of youth in Malaysia from the aspect of education, research and human resource, to establish a National Youth Consultative Council, to establish the Malaysian Institute For Research In Youth Development and to provide for related matters. [Throughout Malaysia—31 December 2007, [P.U. (B) 455/2007]; except Sabah and Sarawak—1 October 2010, [P.U. (B) 414/2010]. ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Part I PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Youth Societies and Youth Development Act 2007. (2) This Act comes into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by notification in the Gazette, and the Minister may appoint different dates— (a) for the coming into operation of this Act in different parts of Malaysia; (b) for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act; or 12 Laws of Malaysia Act 668 (c) for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act in different parts of Malaysia. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “youth activity” means any activity involving the youth whose objectives include the following: (a) to build youth character; (b) to develop patriotism among youths; (c) to spread the principles of the Rukun Negara; (d) to create the awareness among youth against negative element and values; (e) to enable youth awareness of culture, the environment, sports, health, spirituality and social welfare; (f) to provide opportunities for youth participation in urban and rural community development programmes; (g) to provide opportunities for training in leadership, skills and entrepreneurship; and (h) to assist the youth to adapt and form positive attitudes in facing the challenges and exigencies of life through the use of educational and life skills components; “main body of youth societies at the national level” means a youth society registered under this Act and recognized as the main body of youth societies at the national level under section 49; “youth” means a person not less than fifteen years and not more than forty years old; “Institute” means the Malaysian Institute For Research In Youth Development established under section 55; “head” includes President, Yang Dipertua, Chairman or any supreme position which refers to a highest ranking office in youth societies; Youth Societies and Youth Development 13 “Director General” means the Director General responsible for youth appointed under subsection 3(1); “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Institute established under section 59; “Council” means the National Youth Consultative Council established under section 35; “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for youth affairs; “Panel” means the Dispute Resolution Panel under section 29; “office-bearers” means any person who is the president or vicepresident, or secretary or treasurer of such society or any branch of a society, or who is a member of the committee or governing body thereof, or of any branch thereof or who holds in such society or branch of a society any office or position analogous to any of those mentioned above; “Registrar” means the Registrar of Youth Societies appointed under subsection 4(1); “society” includes any club, company, partnership, or association of seven or more persons whatever its nature or object, whether temporary or permanent, but does not include— (a) any company registered under the provisions of any written law relating to companies for the time being in force in Malaysia; (b) any company or association constituted under any written law; (c) any trade union registered or required to be registered under the provisions of any written law relating to trade unions for the time being in force in Malaysia; (d) any company, association or partnership formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any lawful business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company, association or partnership, or by individual members thereof; 14 Laws of Malaysia Act 668 (e) any co-operative society, registered as such, under any written law; (f) any organization or association which has been granted a certificate by a person or authority appointed under the provisions of a written law for the time being in force relating to the registration of schools and that such organization or association forms part of the curriculum of a school; or (g)