Registrar of Societies (ROS) and its powers

 

I don’t have the evidence as would be required by the court. Does that mean there is no way forward? Let us examine what the Societies Act has to say on this.

Powers  of  Registrar

3A. In addition to the powers, duties and functions conferred on the Registrar by this Act and any regulations made thereunder, the Registrar  shall  have  and  may  exercise  all  such  powers,  discharge all such duties and perform all such functions as may be necessary for the purpose of giving effect to and carrying out the provisions of  this  Act.

I believe that the Registrar has the power to demand for a list of all clubs that had paid their dues for the year 2018/2019 from the District Cabinet Treasurer, Peter Yong Chung Sing and the District Governor for the year 2018/2019 PDG Tiong Yong Tiing.

Let me write to ROS, after this Chinese New Year and confirm if they can or cannot demand such information from officers. I believe all the Lion members of District 308 will be eager to find out.

I understand that District dues were not accepted by the District Treasurer and the dues were paid to LCI directly.

Meanwhile, let us examine some relevant sections of the Societies Act.

Persons  responsible  for  supplying  information

15.(1) The  obligations  imposed  upon  registered  societies  by section  14  shall  be  binding  upon  every  office-bearer  and  upon every person managing or assisting in the management of any such society  in  Malaysia.

Section 41 of the Societies Act states that a society (club) de-registered under section 13 (LCKK Host was de-registered under section 13) is an unlawful society.

Penalties  on  office-bearer, etc.,  of  an  unlawful  society

42 Any office-bearer and any person managing or assisting in the management of any unlawful society shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding **fifteen thousand ringgit  or  to  both.

Does the above section mean that Joseph Chai, John Ho and Thomas Ho who helped to pay for the dues to LCI are guilty of an offence? I am not sure, and I don’t have the EVIDENCE, but let me educate myself by finding out from ROS when I write to them after the CNY.

43.Any person who is or acts as a member of an unlawful society or  attends  a  meeting  of  an  unlawful  society  or  who  pays  money or gives any aid to or for the purposes of an unlawful society shall be  guilty  of  an  offence  and  shall  be  liable,  on  conviction,  to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding  five  thousand  ringgit  or  to  both.

Let us find out from ROS if this is for real.

46.Any  person  who  procures  or  attempts  to  procure  from  any other person any subscription or aid for the purposes of an unlawful society shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not  exceeding  ***ten  thousand  ringgit  or  to  both.

48.(1)Any  person  who  in  any  manner  acts  on  behalf  of,  or represents, or assists, whether in a professional capacity or otherwise howsoever, any unlawful society, or any person who was an office-bearer  thereof  as  if  he  continues  to  be  an  office bearer  thereof,  or any  body  which  was  the  governing  body  of  the  society  or  of  any branch  thereof  as  if  it  continues  to  be  such  governing  body,  in relation  to  any  matter,  shall  be  guilty  of  an  offence  and  shall  be liable,  on  conviction,  to  imprisonment  for  a  term  not  exceeding five  years  or  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  fifteen  thousand  ringgit  or both.

Would the president and treasurer of the financial year 2019/2020 of LCKKHost who collected dues from members to repay John Ho and the other two accomplices be found to be guilty? Again, I don’t think anyone from the Lions District 308 will know for sure. None of the Lions of District 308 bother to respond to emails so let us ask the ROS.

Decision making is surely lacking among the Lion members of LCKK Host. They made the wrong decision to expel me with fabricated material. They made the wrong decision in refusing to make peace when I requested. They did not decide to expel John Ho and Francis Liew for the lies they committed.

A stitch in time could have saved nine. Xiao dong bu bu da dong chi ku.

小洞不补大洞吃苦

I will not post anything until after my email to ROS has been sent after CNY.

I wish all my readers Happy Chinese New Year. 

Note:I just received an email from Peter Yong Chung Sing stating that he did not receive any district dues from LCKK Host for the year 2018/2019. This is interesting and we shall examine this in the comment section below, later today.