Lawyer explains: RoS could suspend, deregister Umno; but appeals to home minister, court possible
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 ― The Registrar of Societies’ decision yesterday to invalidate Umno’s postponement of its party polls ― which were initially due about a month ago ― could lead to the government authority exercising further powers such as suspending or even deregistering Umno, a lawyer has said., however said that Umno could take various steps to challenge any RoS decision ― including the RoS decision to invalidate Umno’s postponement of its party elections.
On June 30, 2021, Zahid’s term and other Umno officebearers’ term would have expired, and a fresh party election was required to be held by that day itself. Among other things, Ahmad’s chronology claimed that 52 of 56 Umno’s supreme council had on June 18 agreed via a circular resolution to postpone party elections and that he had notified this decision in a June 24 letter to the RoS director-general.
Haniff said RoS could exercise its powers under Section 13 of the Societies Act to deregister Umno, with a typical deregistration process involving the issuing of a show cause letter for the political party to explain itself. ― Picture by Hari AnggaraWhen contacted, Haniff said RoS could exercise its powers under Section 13 of theto deregister Umno, with a typical deregistration process involving the issuing of a show cause letter for the political party to explain itself.
Under Section 13 of the Societies Act, if the RoS proposes to cancel the registration or deregister any registered society ― including political parties, the RoS is required to notify at least one office-bearers of such intention to deregister, and to give the registered society a chance to submit written reasons why it should not be deregistered.
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