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Director General of Social Welfare (Incorporation) Act 1948 (Revised 1994)

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Act 529

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF

SOCIAL WELFARE

(INCORPORATION) ACT 1948

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

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DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE

(INCORPORATION) ACT 1948

First enacted ... ... ... ... ... ... 1948 (Ord. No. 22 of 1948)

Revised ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1994 (Act 529 w.e.f. 12 December 1994)

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 529

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE

(INCORPORATION) ACT 1948

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Short title

2. Incorporation of Director General of Social Welfare and powers of the corporation

3. Execution of documents

4. Notification to be conclusive evidence of appointment 4 Laws of Malaysia ACT 529

Director General of Social Welfare (Incorporation) 5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 529

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE

(INCORPORATION) ACT 1948

An Act to incorporate the Director General of Social Welfare, Malaysia.

[19 August 1948]

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Director General of Social Welfare (Incorporation) Act 1948.

Incorporation of Director General of Social Welfare and powers of the corporation

2. (1) The officer for the time being discharging the duties of Director General of Social Welfare, Malaysia, and his successors in office shall be a body corporate under the name of "Director General of Social Welfare Malaysia" (hereinafter called "the corporation").

(2) The corporation may enter into contracts and sue and be sued in its said name and shall have perpetual succession and a corporate seal, and the said seal may from time to time be broken, changed, altered and made anew as the corporation deems fit, and until a seal is provided under this section a stamp bearing the inscription "Director General of Social Welfare Malaysia" may be used as the corporate seal.

(3) The corporation may acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description, and sell, convey, assign, surrender and yield up, mortgage, charge, demise, re-assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any movable and immovable property vested in the corporation upon such terms as the corporation deems fit.

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Execution of documents

3. All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed with the seal of the corporation in the presence of the officer for the time being discharging the duties of the office of Director General of Social Welfare, Malaysia, who shall sign every such deed, document or other instrument to which the corporate seal is affixed, and such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the said seal was duly and properly affixed and that the same is the lawful seal of the corporation. Notification to be conclusive evidence of appointment

4. A notification in the Gazette of the appointment of any person to hold or act in the office of Director General of Social Welfare, Malaysia, shall be conclusive evidence that such person was duly so appointed.

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Act 529

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE

(INCORPORATION) ACT 1948

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law Short title In force from

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DICETAK OLEH

PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD,

KUALA LUMPUR

BAGI PIHAK DAN DENGAN PERINTAH KERAJAAN MALAYSIA

LAWS OF MALAYSIA

Act 529

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE

(INCORPORATION) ACT 1948

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Sections Amending authority In force from

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