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21Aug1975 - MYS

Malaysian Red Cross Society (Change of Name) Act, 1975

LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 162

MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (CHANGE OF NAME) ACT 1975
Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006

Date of Royal Assent ............ 21 August 1975
Date of publication in the Gazette ... 4 September 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

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.

(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.

Schedule

Emblem

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law Short title In force from
Act 160 Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 29-08-1975

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section Amending authority In force from
5 Act 160 29-08-1975

[Source: Commonwealth Legal Information Institute.]

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