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PENANG AND PROVINCE WELLESLEY JUBILEE FUND ACT 1965 (REVISED - 2019)

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Type
Act
Status
In force
Enacted
1965
Sections
42
Languages
EN · MS

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PENANG AND PROVINCE WELLESLEY JUBILEE FUND ACT 1965 (REVISED - 2019) is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 821 1965, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1965.

Opening note

Preamble

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  1. An Act to make better provision for the Penang and Province Wellesley Silver Jubilee Fund. [30 September 1965] Short title

Section 2

Interpretation

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“Chief Minister” means the Chief Minister of Penang;

“Corporation” means the Corporation established by section 3;

“Fund” means the Penang and Province Wellesley Silver

Jubilee Fund and includes all subscriptions, donations, interest and dividends collected and received by the Corporation for the purposes of this Act;

“Trustees” means the Chief Minister, ex-officio, and three residents of the State of Penang appointed under section 3;

“Yang di-Pertua Negeri” means the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of

Penang.

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Section 3

Trustees of the Fund

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(1)

The Chief Minister, ex-officio, and three residents of the

State of Penang appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall be the Trustees of the Fund who shall be a Corporation.

(2)

The Corporation shall have the name of the “Trustees of the Penang and Province Wellesley Silver Jubilee Fund” and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal.

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(3)

The Corporation may sue and be sued in its name.

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(b)

to maintain a home or settlement in Penang Island for the poor.

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(5)

For the purposes and benefit of the Fund, the Corporation may—

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(b)

acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy moveable and immoveable property of every description;

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(c)

sell, convey, assign, surrender, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of any moveable or immoveable property vested in the Corporation upon such terms as the Corporation thinks fit; and

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(d)

collect and receive subscriptions, donations, interest and dividends.

Chairman and custody of the seal

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Section 4

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The Chief Minister shall be, ex-officio, the Chairman of the Corporation and shall have the custody of the seal of the

Corporation.

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Section 5

Sealing documents

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All deeds, documents or other instruments which are by law required to be sealed shall be sealed with the seal of the Corporation in the presence of the Chairman and one other Trustee, and shall also be signed by each of them; and the signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds, documents and other instruments.

Section 6

General Committee

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(1)

The Trustees shall appoint a General Committee consisting of twelve persons.

(2)

The Trustees may appoint members of the General

Committee either generally or for a specified period, and may, in their discretion, revoke the appointment of any member of the

Committee.

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(3)

Upon any member of the General Committee ceasing to hold that appointment, the Trustees shall appoint a new member.

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(4)

The General Committee shall have full power to manage the Fund and to spend the moneys of the Fund for the purposes set out in this Act, but shall be subject to the control of the

Trustees.

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(5)

The General Committee shall not be incapable of acting by reason only of there being any vacancy in the membership of the Committee.

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(6)

Every Trustee shall be eligible to be appointed as a member of the General Committee.

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(7)

The Trustees shall appoint a Secretary and a Treasurer and such other officers as the Trustees consider desirable for the management of the Fund, and may in their discretion, at any time remove from his appointment any officer so appointed.

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Subcommittees

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Section 7

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(1)

The General Committee may appoint subcommittees consisting of members of the Committee with the addition of any other persons as the Committee may desire with the approval of the Trustees.

(2)

The General Committee may at any time, remove such other persons appointed under subsection (1) and appoint other persons in their place with the approval of the Trustees.

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(3)

The General Committee may delegate any power as it thinks fit to the subcommittees.

Power of Trustees to make rules

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Section 8

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The Trustees may make rules providing for the duties and procedures of the General Committee and of the subcommittees.

Section 10

Signing of cheques

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(1)

All cheques drawn upon the bank account of the Corporation shall be signed by the Chairman of the General Committee and shall be countersigned by the Treasurer.

(2)

The bank may pay all cheques drawn against that account which are so signed and countersigned.

Investment

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Section 11

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(1)

The moneys of the Fund may be invested by the

Corporation in any security in which trustees are authorized by law to invest trust funds.

(2)

All investments shall be made in the name of the Corporation.

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Accounts to be kept and audited

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Section 12

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The Treasurer shall keep the accounts of the Fund which shall be audited by the Auditor General.

Section 13

Treasurer to submit accounts and information to Trustees

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The Treasurer shall submit to the Trustees an annual statement of accounts audited under section 12 and shall furnish the Trustees with such information as the Trustees may require.

Section 14

Meeting of Trustees

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(1)

Meetings of the Trustees shall be held at such places and times as the Chief Minister thinks fit.

(2)

Two Trustees, of whom the Chief Minister shall be one, shall form a quorum.

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(3)

In the event of an equality of votes, the Chief Minister shall have a second or casting vote.

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Act 821

(Revised—2019)

Particulars under paragraphs 7(ii) and (iii) of the

Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1]

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short title

In force from-NIL-LIST OF LAWS OR PARTS THEREOF SUPERSEDED

No.

Title

Act No. 77 of 1965

Penang and Province Wellesley Jubilee Funds Act, 1965

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(Revised—2019)

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from-NIL-Laws of Malaysia 12

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Act 821

(Revised—2019)

LIST OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW

REVISION UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE REVISION OF

LAWS ACT 1968 [ACT 1]

Provision

Particulars of amendments

Authority for amendment

Table of contents

Altered paragraph 6(1)(vii)

Throughout the

Act

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Section 1

Words “Yang di-Pertua Negeri”

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substituted for “Governor”

paragraph 6(1)(xvii)

Section 2

Word “subcommittees”

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s u b s t i t u t e d f o r “ s u b -

committees”

paragraph 6(1)(xv)

Section 3

Shoulder note substituted for marginal note paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

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Section 4

Full stop at the end of shoulder notes omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

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Effective date

Words “30 September 1965”

substituted for “30th September,

Section 1965

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paragraph 6(1)(iii)

Enacting clause

Omitted subparagraph 6(1)(i)(f)

section 1

Comma before the word “1965”

omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

section 2

Section 1

In the interpretation of

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“Fund”—

a. comma substituted for the word “and”

paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

b. Words “collected and”

inserted after the word

“dividends”

paragraph 6(1)(iii)

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Provision

Particulars of amendments

Section 2

Authority for amendment

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inserted after the interpretation of “Fund”

paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

Section 3

In the interpretation of

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“Governor”, words “Yang di-Pertua Negeri” substituted for “Governor”

paragraph 6(1)(xvii)

section 3

In the shoulder note, words

“Trustees of the Fund” substituted for “Trustees of the Penang and Province Wellesley Silver

Jubilee Fund”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

paragraph 3(1)(a)

Rearranged and renumbered as subsection 3(1) with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

(xiii)

, (xxi) and (xxiv)

paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (c)

Rearranged and renumbered as subsection 3(2) with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

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(xiii)

, (xxi) and (xxiv)

subsection 3(2)

R e a r r a n g e d , d i v i d e d a n d renumbered as subsection 3(3)

and paragraphs 3(5)(a) to (d) with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

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(xiii)

and (xxiv)

subsection 3(3)

R e a r r a n g e d , d i v i d e d a n d renumbered as paragraphs 3(4)(a)

and (b) with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

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Section 1

In the shoulder note, word

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“custody” substituted for

“keeper”

paragraph 6(1)(iii)

Section 2

Word “the” inserted before the word “Chairman”

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paragraph 6(1)(xv)

section 5

Words “the signing” substituted for “such signing”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

subsections 6(2)

to 6(6)

Word “General” inserted before the word “Committee” wherever it appears, except in the last line of subsections (2) and (5)

paragraph 6(1)(iii)

subsection 6(2)

Word “revoke” substituted for

“cancel”

paragraph 6(1)(iii)

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Provision

Particulars of amendments

Authority for amendment subsection 6(7)

Words “as the Trustees consider”

substituted for “as they may consider”

paragraphs 6(1)(iii)

and (xxi)

subsection 6(8)

Section 1

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Rearranged, divided and renumbered as subsections 7(1) to (3) with consequential alterations made paragraphs 6(1)(xii),

Section 2

S h o u l d e r n o t e

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“Subcommittees” inserted before new section 7

paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

subsection 6(9)

Section 1

Renumbered as section 8

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paragraph 6(1)(xii)

Section 2

Shoulder note “Power of

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Trustees to make rules”

inserted before new section 8

paragraph 6(1)(xxiv)

section 7

Section 1

Renumbered as section 9

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paragraph 6(1)(xii)

Section 2

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Words “received from subscribers, and all other moneys” after the words “All moneys” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

section 8

Renumbered as section 10

paragraph 6(1)(xii)

section 9

Section 1

Renumbered as section 11

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paragraph 6(1)(xii)

Section 2

Words “The moneys of”

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substituted for “Moneys belonging to”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

section 10

Section 1

Renumbered as section 12

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paragraph 6(1)(xii)

Section 2

Comma after the word “Fund”

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omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

Section 3

Words “Auditor General”

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substituted for “Auditor-General”

paragraph 6(1)(xv)

section 11

Section 1

Renumbered as section 13

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paragraph 6(1)(xii)

Section 2

Word “under” substituted for

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“as provided in”

paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

Section 3

Words “section 12” substituted for “section 10”

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paragraph 6(1)(xix)

Section 4

Comma before the words “and shall” omitted paragraph 6(1)(xvi)

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Provision

Particulars of amendments

Section 5

Authority for amendment

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omitted paragraph 6(1)(xxi)

section 12

Section 1

Renumbered as section 14

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paragraph 6(1)(xii)

Section 2

Word “thinks” substituted for

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“may consider”

paragraphs 6(1)(iii)

and (xxi)

section 13

Omitted subparagraph 6(1)(i)(a)

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Common questions

What is AKTA KUMPULAN WANG JUBLI PULAU PINANG DAN SEBERANG PERAI 1965 (DISEMAK - 2019)?
PENANG AND PROVINCE WELLESLEY JUBILEE FUND ACT 1965 (REVISED - 2019) is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 821 1965, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1965.
Is AKTA KUMPULAN WANG JUBLI PULAU PINANG DAN SEBERANG PERAI 1965 (DISEMAK - 2019) still in force?
Yes — AKTA KUMPULAN WANG JUBLI PULAU PINANG DAN SEBERANG PERAI 1965 (DISEMAK - 2019) is currently in force.
When did AKTA KUMPULAN WANG JUBLI PULAU PINANG DAN SEBERANG PERAI 1965 (DISEMAK - 2019) take effect?
AKTA KUMPULAN WANG JUBLI PULAU PINANG DAN SEBERANG PERAI 1965 (DISEMAK - 2019) was first recorded in 1965.
How many sections does AKTA KUMPULAN WANG JUBLI PULAU PINANG DAN SEBERANG PERAI 1965 (DISEMAK - 2019) have?
AKTA KUMPULAN WANG JUBLI PULAU PINANG DAN SEBERANG PERAI 1965 (DISEMAK - 2019) contains 42 sections.
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The official text of AKTA KUMPULAN WANG JUBLI PULAU PINANG DAN SEBERANG PERAI 1965 (DISEMAK - 2019) is published at lom.agc.gov.my.