Boy Scouts Association Act 1926

Boy Scouts Association Act 1926

2020 REVISED EDITION

This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021

An Act to further and protect the activities and interests of the Boy Scouts Association.

[24 September 1926]

Short title

1.  This Act is the Boy Scouts Association Act 1926.

Interpretation

2.  In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context —

“Association” means the Boy Scouts Association incorporated under the Royal Charter granted on 4 January 1912;

“boy scout” means a boy scout recognised as such under the constitution, by-laws or rules of the Association, and includes also all officers of the Association.

Restriction on sale of badges, etc., of Association

3.  No person, other than the Association, shall sell or expose for sale any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted for use by boy scouts under the by-laws or rules of the Association.

Restriction on use of badges, etc., of Association

4.  No person, not being a boy scout, shall publicly wear, carry or bear in such a manner as to convey the impression that he is a boy scout, any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted for use by boy scouts under the by-laws or rules of the Association.

Wrongful exercise of authority by boy scouts

5.  No boy scout shall seek or attempt, by virtue of his wearing, carrying or bearing any badge, token or emblem of the Association, or badge, token or emblem purporting or appearing to be such, to enforce or exercise authority otherwise than in accordance with and as authorised by the by-laws or rules of the Association.

No person falsely to claim connection with Association

6.  No person shall form, organise, or work in connection with, or be concerned in forming, organising, or working in connection with, any corps or body which without due authority granted under the Royal Charter of the Association claims or purports to be “boy scouts”, or otherwise to be connected with the Association.

Penalties

7.  Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence, and on summary conviction thereof before a Magistrate’s Court shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $200.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Boy Scouts Association Act 1926

 

This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act.
1.	Ordinance 10 of 1926—Boy Scouts Association Ordinance, 1926
	Bill	:	G.N. No. 323/1926
	First Reading	:	29 March 1926
	Second Reading	:	17 May 1926
	Notice of Amendments	:	12 July 1926
	Third Reading	:	6 September 1926
	Commencement	:	22 September 1926 (assent) 24 September 1926 (publication)
2.	1936 Revised Edition—Boy Scouts Association Ordinance (Chapter 167)
	Operation	:	1 September 1936
3.	Ordinance 37 of 1952—Law Revision (Penalties Amendment) Ordinance, 1952
	(Amendments made by section 2 read with item 54 of the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
	Bill	:	32/1952
	First Reading	:	16 September 1952
	Second and Third Readings	:	14 October 1952
	Commencement	:	30 April 1955 (section 2 read with item 54 of the Schedule)
4.	1955 Revised Edition—Boy Scouts Association Ordinance (Chapter 263)
	Operation	:	1 July 1956
5.	1970 Revised Edition—Boy Scouts Association Act (Chapter 301)
	Operation	:	31 August 1971
6.	1985 Revised Edition—Boy Scouts Association Act (Chapter 26)
	Operation	:	30 March 1987
7.	2011 Revised Edition—Boy Scouts Association Act (Chapter 26)
	Operation	:	31 December 2011
8.	2020 Revised Edition—Boy Scouts Association Act 1926
	Operation	:	31 December 2021

Abbreviations

	(updated on 29 August 2022)
G.N.	Gazette Notification
G.N. Sp.	Gazette Notification (Special Supplement)
L.A.	Legislative Assembly
L.N.	Legal Notification (Federal/Malaysian)
M.	Malaya/Malaysia (including Federated Malay States, Malayan Union, Federation of Malaya and Federation of Malaysia)
Parl.	Parliament
S	Subsidiary Legislation
S.I.	Statutory Instrument (United Kingdom)
S (N.S.)	Subsidiary Legislation (New Series)
S.S.G.G.	Straits Settlements Government Gazette
S.S.G.G. (E)	Straits Settlements Government Gazette (Extraordinary)