WM laws of MALAYSIA Act REPRINTING RED CROSS SOCIETY ACT 162 MALAYSIA (CHANGE of NAME) Act 1975 Contains all amendments to 1 January 2006 PUBLISHED by the COMMISSIONER of law revision, UNDER the AUTHORITY of law REVISION ACT 1968 in COLLABORATION with PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD 2006 2 laws of Malaysia ACT 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ACT (CHANGE of NAME) 1975 date of Assent............ August 21, 1975, the date of publication in the Gazette......... 4 September 1975 REPRINT BEFORE Reprinting the first............ 1998 Second Reprinting............ 2001 Red Cross Association Malaysia (change of name) 3 laws of MALAYSIA Act 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ACT (CHANGE of NAME) 1975 ARRANGEMENT of SECTIONS section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Name changes 4. The use of the symbol and the Word 5. Prohibition of use of a symbol without permission table 4 laws of Malaysia ACT 162 Red Cross Association Malaysia (change of name) 5 laws of MALAYSIA Act 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ACT (CHANGE of NAME) 1975 an act to change the name and emblem of the Red Cross Association of Malaysia.
[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 Act (change of name) order 1975.
Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — "incorporation Act" means the Act of the Malaysian Red Cross Society (incorporation) Act 1965 [Act 47 1965];
"Corporation" means the Malaysian Red Cross Society was established as a body corporate pursuant to section 3 of the Act of incorporation.
Name changes 3. (1) when this Act comes into force, the Corporation shall be known as "the Malaysian Red Crescent Society" or, in English, "the Malaysian Red Crescent Society"; and all the sound in any written law of the Corporation shall be construed accordingly.
6 laws of Malaysia ACT 162 (2) change of name provided by subsection (1) shall not prejudice any right or obligation of the Corporation or render defective any legal proceedings brought by or against it; and any legal proceedings that may be continued or commenced by or against it before this Act comes into operation can be continued or initiated under its new name.
The use of the symbol and the word 4. (1) without prejudice to the rights of others, when this Act comes into force, the right to use the Red Crescent symbol background color white, as described in the schedule, and the words "Red Crescent" or, in teased, "Red Crescent", shall be vested in the Corporation, and the Corporation shall use the symbol.
(2) when this Act comes into force, section 10 incorporation Act shall cease to have effect, and the rights vested in the Corporation by that section to use the Red Cross emblem background color white and the words "Red Cross" and "Geneva Cross" shall cease to be vested in the Corporation, and the Corporation shall cease to use the symbol and that Word.
Prohibition of use of a symbol without permission 5. (1) unlawful law to any person, other than the Corporation and its employees, officers and members, to use for the purpose of trade or business, or for any other purpose whatsoever, in the Federation without the consent of the Minister, the Red Crescent symbol background color white, as described in the schedule, and the words "Red Crescent" or, in teased, "Red Crescent".
(2) if any person contravenes subsection (1), he commits an offence and, on conviction a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars; and any goods thereon or in connection therewith a symbol or Word, as the case may be, has been used can be dilucuthakkan.
The Red Cross Association of Malaysia (change of name) 7 (3) where an offence committed by a body corporate or organization proved to have been committed with the consent or left by any Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer of the body corporate or organization that, then Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer as well as the body corporate or Corporation, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and may be prosecuted and sentenced accordingly.
SCHEDULE a symbol 8 laws of Malaysia ACT 162 laws of MALAYSIA Act 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ACT (CHANGE of NAME) 1975 LIST AMENDMENT law short title force amend from Act 160 Currency Act 29-8-1975 (dollars) 1975 the Red Cross Association of Malaysia (change of name) 9 laws of MALAYSIA Act 162 MALAYSIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ACT (CHANGE of NAME) 1975 LIST of SECTION AMENDED Section Power amend with effect from 5 Act 160 29-08-1975