People’s Association Act 1960

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 incorporate the People’s Association for promoting community recreation in Singapore and for matters incidental thereto.

[1 July 1960]

Short title

1. This Act is the People’s Association Act 1960.

Establishment and incorporation of People’s Association

2.—(1) A corporation called the People’s Association (called in this Act the Association) is constituted.

(2) The Association has perpetual succession and a common seal.

(3) The Association may sue and be sued in its corporate name and perform any other acts that bodies corporate may by law perform.

Powers of Association to be vested in Board of Management

3. The powers of the Association and the management and control of the Association and of its property and affairs are vested in a Board of Management (called in this Act the Board).

Constitution of Association

4.—(1) The Association consists of —

(a)	the Prime Minister as Chairperson;
(b)	a Minister to be appointed by the Chairperson as Deputy Chairperson;
(c)	8 members to be appointed by the Chairperson; and
(d)	one member to be appointed by the Chairperson in consultation with each of the organisations mentioned in the Schedule.

(2) All letters of appointment to the persons mentioned in subsection (1)(b), (c) and (d) must be issued by the Chairperson, who may revoke any appointment at any time without assigning any reason.

(3) Members of the Association appointed by the Chairperson in accordance with subsection (1)(b), (c) and (d) must —

(a)	hold office for a period of 3 years from the dates of their respective appointments; and
(b)	be eligible for re‑appointment on completion of that period.

(4) There must be a Secretary-Treasurer, who is a person appointed by the Chairperson from among the members appointed under subsection (1)(c).

(5) The Board may by notification in the Gazette —

(a)	vary the number of its members and provide in what manner additional members (if any) are appointed; and
(b)	add to or amend the Schedule.

(6) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Association under subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d), by reason of death, resignation, revocation of an appointment under subsection (2) or for any other cause, the Chairperson must —

(a)	in the case of a vacancy under subsection (1)(b) or (c), appoint a person to fill the vacancy; and
(b)	in the case of a vacancy under subsection (1)(d), in consultation with the organisation concerned, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(7) A person appointed under subsection (6)(a) or (b) holds office for so long as the member in whose place he or she is appointed would have held office.

Constitution of Board

5.—(1) The Board consists of —

(a)	the persons mentioned in section 4(1)(a), (b) and (c); and
(b)	4 members to be elected from among themselves by the persons mentioned in section 4(1)(d) at a general meeting of the Association.

(2) The Secretary-Treasurer of the Association is the Secretary‑Treasurer of the Board.

(3) Members of the Board elected under subsection (1)(b) hold office for a period of 3 years from the date of their election and are eligible for re‑election.

(4) The term of office of a member of the Board elected under subsection (1)(b) ceases upon the revocation of his or her appointment as a member of the Association under section 4(2), or if his or her appointment as a member of the Association has expired and he or she has not been re‑appointed under section 4(3).

Directions by Minister

5A. The Minister may give to the Association any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.

[5/2018]

Meetings

6.—(1) The Board may meet as often as it considers necessary, but it must in any case meet at least once in 3 months to discuss the management and affairs of the Association.

(2) General meetings of the Association may be held as often as the Board considers necessary, but the Board must in any case convene a general meeting once in every 3 years.

(3) Before the holding of a general meeting of the Association, the Board must cause a notice to be sent to all members of the Association giving them at least 7 days’ notice of the holding of the general meeting, and specifying the date, time and place of the meeting and the business to be transacted thereat.

(4) The notice mentioned in subsection (3) is deemed to have been received by a member if sent by ordinary post or despatched by messenger to the address of the member as stated in the records of the Association.

(5) The Chairperson —

(a)	presides at all meetings of the Association and of the Board; and
(b)	has the right to vote on any question coming before or arising at any meeting of the Association or of the Board.

(6) The Deputy Chairperson, in the absence of the Chairperson, presides at all meetings of the Association and of the Board and when so doing has and may exercise all the powers and functions of the Chairperson.

(7) In the absence of both the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson at any meeting of the Association or of the Board, any member that the members present may select acts as Chairperson.

(8) The quorum at all meetings of the Association is one‑third of the total number of members of the Association, and no business is to be transacted unless a quorum is present.

(9) The quorum at every meeting of the Board is 5 members of the Board, and no business is to be transacted unless a quorum is present.

(10) All questions coming before or arising at any meeting of the Association or of the Board must be decided by a majority of the members present and voting thereon at that meeting of the Association or of the Board, and in the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting has a second or casting vote.

Disclosure of interest

7.—(1) Division 1 of Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 applies as if —

(a)	a reference in that Division to a member of a public body includes a reference to a member of the Board; and
(b)	a reference in that Division to a meeting of a public body includes a reference to a meeting of the Board. [5/2018]

(2) Subsection (1) also applies to any member of a committee appointed in accordance with section 9(b) when the member is present at a meeting of any committee.

Objects of Association

8. The objects of the Association are —

(a)	the organisation and the promotion of group participation in social, cultural, educational and athletic activities for the people of Singapore in order that they may realise that they belong to a multiracial community, the interests of which transcend sectional loyalties;
(b)	the establishment of such institutions as may be necessary for the purpose of leadership training in order to instil in leaders a sense of national identity and a spirit of dedicated service to a multiracial community;
(c)	the fostering of community bonding and strengthening of social cohesion among the people of Singapore;
(d)	the performance of such other functions as may be conferred upon the Association by any written law; and
(e)	the carrying out of such activities as appear to the Board to be advantageous towards, or necessary or convenient for, the furtherance of the objects of the Association as set out in paragraphs (a) to (d).

Powers of Board

9. In order to achieve the objects set out in section 8, the Board may —

(a)	make rules to regulate the proceedings of the Association and of the Board and generally to carry out the purposes of this Act;
(b)	appoint committees and allocate duties to and regulate the exercise of executive power by the committees and the members of the Board;
(c)	appoint such officers and employees as the Board thinks fit for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, and regulate the conduct and dismissal of those officers and employees;
(d)	enter into contracts, establish trusts and generally regulate the transactions of all business connected with the Association;
(e)	receive fees from persons participating in recreational activities organised by the Association, contributions from the Government and from other sources and raise funds by all lawful means to carry out the purposes of this Act, and moneys so received or raised must be administered in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(f)	manage or run community centres, clubs, institutes and such other bodies as the Board thinks fit;
(g)	assist other bodies by contributions or otherwise to promote recreational activities for children, young persons and adults;
(h)	acquire, purchase, lease, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description, and sell, convey, assign, surrender and yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any movable and immovable property vested in the Association upon such terms as the Board considers fit;
(i)	award certificates of proficiency to persons who attend any of the courses or activities organised by the Association, after tests approved by the Association;
(j)	authorise the governing body of any institution established under section 8(b) to carry out such activities as are not inconsistent with the objects of the Association as set out in section 8 and as are in accordance with the constitution of the institution; and
(k)	generally do all such other acts as may be necessary to achieve the objects of the Association.

Protection from personal liability

10. No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against —

(a)	any member, officer or employee of the Association or any other person acting under the direction of the Association;
(b)	any member of the Board or any person acting under the direction of the Board; or
(c)	any member or officer of any committee appointed by the Board or any person acting under the direction of such committee,

for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in the execution or purported execution of this Act.

Execution of documents

11.—(1) All deeds, documents or other instruments requiring the seal of the Association must be sealed with the common seal of the Association in the presence of the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson and one other member of the Board, who must sign every such deed, document or other instrument to which the common seal is affixed.

(2) The signature of the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and the member of the Board mentioned in subsection (1) is sufficient evidence that the seal was duly and properly affixed and that it is the lawful seal of the Association.

12. [Repealed by Act 5 of 2018]

Bank accounts and application of funds

13.—(1) The Board may deposit all moneys belonging to the Association in such account or accounts which it may open with —

(a)	any bank or banks licensed under the Banking Act 1970; or
(b)	any finance company or companies licensed under the Finance Companies Act 1967.

(2) The account or accounts in which the moneys belonging to the Association are to be deposited may be opened in the name of —

(a)	the Association; or
(b)	the management committee or any other approved constituent committee of any community centre, club, institute or other body managed or run by the Board.

(3) Each bank account must be operated by such person authorised to do so by the Board.

(4) The Board may invest the funds of the Association in accordance with the standard investment power of statutory bodies as defined in section 33A of the Interpretation Act 1965.

Issue of shares, etc.

13A. As a consequence of the vesting of any property, rights or liabilities of the Government in the Association under this Act, or of any capital injection or other investment by the Government in the Association in accordance with any written law, the Association must issue such shares or other securities to the Minister for Finance as that Minister may direct.

Accounts and audit

14. The financial year of the Association begins on 1 April of each year and ends on 31 March of the succeeding year.

Association’s symbols

15.—(1) The Association has the exclusive right to the use of such symbols (called in this section the Association’s symbols) as it may devise or adopt from time to time and thereafter display or exhibit in connection with its activities or affairs.

(2) The Association must publish the Association’s symbols in the Gazette.

(3) Any person who uses a symbol identical with, or which so resembles, any of the Association’s symbols as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Chief Executive

16.—(1) The Board may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint an individual to be a Chief Executive of the Association, or to act temporarily as the Chief Executive during any period, or during all periods, when the Chief Executive —

(a)	is absent from duty or Singapore; or
(b)	is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office. [5/2018]

(2) The appointment, removal, discipline and promotion of the Chief Executive of the Association must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.

[5/2018]

THE SCHEDULE

Section 4(1) and (5)

Member Organisations

1.	Alumni International Singapore

2.	Association of Nanyang University Graduates

3.	Basketball Association of Singapore

4.	[Deleted by S 267/2025 wef 14/04/2025]

5.	Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore

6.	Chinese Dance Artistes’ Association

7.	Chinese Theatre Circle Ltd

8.	Consumers Association of Singapore

9.	Er Woo Amateur Musical and Dramatic Association

10.	Football Association of Singapore

11.	Girl Guides, Singapore

12.	Hindi Society (Singapore)

13.	Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (formerly known as the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore)

14.	Institute of Technical Education, Singapore

15.	Malay Youth Literary Association (Persatuan Persuratan Pemuda Pemudi Melayu)

16.	Metro Philharmonic Society

17.	Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association of Singapore

18.	Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

19.	Nanyang Technological University Students’ Union

20.	National Council of Social Service

21.	National Trades Union Congress

22.	National University of Singapore Society

23.	National University of Singapore Students’ Union

24.	Ngee Ann Polytechnic Students’ Union

25.	Perkumpulan Seni (Arts Group)

26.	Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura

27.	Pets Enterprises & Traders Association, Singapore (PETAS)

28.	Qigong Shi Ba Shi Association (Singapore)

29.	Radio Modellers Singapore

30.	St John Singapore

31.	Singapore Cycling Federation

32.	Singapore Arts Federation

33.	Singapore Art Society

34.	Singapore Badminton Association

35.	Singapore Bowling Federation

36.	Singapore Canoe Federation

37.	Singapore Chefs Association

38.	Singapore Chess Federation

39.	Singapore Chinese Teachers’ Union

40.	Singapore Contract Bridge Association

41.	Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations

42.	Singapore Dance Theatre

43.	Singapore Dragon Boat Association

44.	Singapore Floorball Association

45.	Singapore Hadrah and Kompang Association (PEHAKS) (Persatuan Hadrah Dan Kompang Singapura)

46.	Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society

47.	Singapore Judo Federation

48.	Singapore Karate-Do Federation

49.	Singapore Malay Teachers’ Union (Kesatuan Guru-Guru Melayu Singapura)

50.	Singapore Malay Youth Library Association (Taman Bacaan Pemuda Pemudi Melayu Singapura)

51.	Singapore Middle School Chinese Teachers’ Association

52.	Singapore National Co-operative Federation Ltd

53.	Singapore Numismatic Association

54.	Singapore Philatelic Society

55.	Singapore Polytechnic Graduates’ Guild

56.	Singapore Polytechnic Students’ Union

57.	Singapore Professional Centre

58.	Singapore Red Cross Society

59.	Singapore Sailing Federation

60.	The Singapore Scout Association

61.	Singapore Sepaktakraw Federation

62.	Singapore Silat Federation (Persekutuan Silat Singapura)

63.	Singapore Squash Rackets Association

64.	Singapore Stamp Club

65.	Singapore Swimming Association

66.	Singapore Table Tennis Association

67.	Singapore Taekwondo Federation

68.	Singapore Tamil Teachers’ Union

69.	Singapore Teachers’ Union

70.	Singapore Tennis Association

71.	Singapore Weiqi Association

72.	Singapore Wushu Dragon & Lion Dance Federation

73.	Singapore Xiangqi General Association

74.	Singapore Youth Flying Club

75.	Society of Chinese Artists

76.	Sports Boules Singapore

77.

Sriwana

78.	Tamils Representative Council

79.	The Boys’ Brigade in Singapore

80.	The Eurasian Association, Singapore

81.	The Girls’ Brigade Singapore

82.	The Photographic Society of Singapore

83.	Volleyball Association of Singapore

84.	Young Men’s Christian Association of Singapore

85.	Young Women’s Christian Association of Singapore [S 406/2013; S 439/2013; S 584/2015; S 259/2017]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

People’s Association Act 1960

This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act.

Pictorial Overview of Predecessor Acts

Legislative History Details

Part 1
Singapore Youth Sports centre
Incorporation Ordinance, 1956
(Ordinance 42 of 1956)

Ordinance 42 of 1956—Singapore Youth Sports Centre Incorporation Ordinance, 1956

Bill

58/1956

First Reading

5 September 1956

Second Reading

3 October 1956

Select Committee Report

Sessional Paper No. L.A. 13 of 1956

Third Reading

6 December 1956

Commencement

21 December 1956

G.N. No. S (N.S.) 177/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 3) Order, 1959

Commencement

20 November 1959

G.N. No. S (N.S.) 178/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 4) Order, 1959

Commencement

20 November 1959

Part 2
People’s Association Act 1960
(2020 Revised Edition)

Ordinance 35 of 1960—People’s Association Ordinance, 1960

Bill

78/1960

First Reading

6 April 1960

Second Reading

13 May 1960

Notice of Amendments

13 May 1960

Third Reading

13 May 1960

Commencement

1 July 1960

Ordinance 37 of 1963—People’s Association (Amendment) Ordinance, 1963

Bill

17/1963

First Reading

28 November 1963

Second and Third Readings

20 December 1963

Commencement

1 January 1964

Act 16 of 1965—People’s Association (Amendment) Act, 1965

Bill

63/1965

First Reading

13 December 1965

Second and Third Readings

24 December 1965

Commencement

1 January 1964

G.N. Sp. No. S 231/1964—People’s Association (Variation of Constitution of Corporation) Notification, 1964

Commencement

1 January 1965

G.N. No. S 120/1968—People’s Association (Variation of Constitution of Corporation) Notification, 1968

Commencement

1 January 1968

G.N. No. S 195/1971—People’s Association (Variation of Constitution of Corporation) Notification, 1971

Commencement

1 January 1971

10.

1970 Revised Edition—People’s Association Act (Chapter 314)

Operation

31 August 1971

11.

G.N. No. S 164/1976—People’s Association (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification, 1976

Commencement

14 August 1976

12.

G.N. No. S 241/1976—People’s Association (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Notification, 1976

Commencement

3 December 1976

13.

G.N. No. S 214/1978—People’s Association (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification, 1978

Commencement

1 September 1978

14.

G.N. No. S 110/1980—People’s Association (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification, 1980

Commencement

1 January 1980

15.

G.N. No. S 16/1982—People’s Association Act (Substitution of First Schedule) Notification, 1982

Commencement

7 January 1982

16.

G.N. No. S 202/1983—People’s Association Act (Substitution of First Schedule) Notification 1983

Commencement

1 August 1983

17.

G.N. No. S 163/1986—People’s Association Act (Substitution of First Schedule) Notification 1986

Commencement

4 July 1986

18.

1985 Revised Edition—People’s Association Act (Chapter 227)

Operation

30 March 1987

19.

G.N. No. S 135/1987—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1987

Commencement

22 April 1987

20.

G.N. No. S 20/1988—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1988

Commencement

29 January 1988

21.

G.N. No. S 140/1988—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Notification 1988

Commencement

10 June 1988

22.

G.N. No. S 360/1988—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 3) Notification 1988

Commencement

11 November 1988

23.

G.N. No. S 78/1990—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1990

Commencement

23 February 1990

24.

G.N. No. S 211/1991—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1991

Commencement

24 April 1991

25.

G.N. No. S 365/1991—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Notification 1991

Commencement

16 August 1991

26.

G.N. No. S 550/1991—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 3) Notification 1991

Commencement

13 December 1991

27.

G.N. No. S 20/1992—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1992

Commencement

30 December 1991

28.

G.N. No. S 138/1992—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Notification 1992

Commencement

16 March 1992

29.

G.N. No. S 290/1992—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 3) Notification 1992

Commencement

17 June 1992

30.

G.N. No. S 312/1992—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 4) Notification 1992

Commencement

24 June 1992

31.

G.N. No. S 496/1992—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 5) Notification 1992

Commencement

13 October 1992

32.

Act 5 of 1993—People’s Association (Amendment) Act 1993

Bill

41/1992

First Reading

16 November 1992

Second and Third Readings

18 January 1993

Commencement

12 March 1993

33.

1994 Revised Edition—People’s Association Act (Chapter 227)

Operation

15 March 1994

34.

G.N. No. S 293/1994—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1994

Commencement

27 June 1994

35.

G.N. No. S 361/1994—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Notification 1994

Commencement

14 September 1994

36.

G.N. No. S 398/1994—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 3) Notification 1994

Commencement

28 September 1994

37.

G.N. No. S 21/1995—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1995

Commencement

12 January 1995

38.

G.N. No. S 552/1995—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Notification 1995

Commencement

6 December 1995

39.

G.N. No. S 381/1996—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1996

Commencement

19 August 1996

40.

Act 39 of 1996—People’s Association (Amendment) Act 1996

Bill

27/1996

First Reading

1 October 1996

Second and Third Readings

10 October 1996

Commencement

6 December 1996

41.

Act 7 of 1997—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1997

(Amendments made by section 7 read with item (20) of the Second Schedule to the above Act)

Bill

6/1997

First Reading

11 July 1997

Second and Third Readings

25 August 1997

Commencement

1 October 1997 (section 7 read with item (20) of the Second Schedule)

42.

G.N. No. S 501/1998—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1998

Commencement

19 September 1998

43.

G.N. No. S 110/1999—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 1999

Commencement

18 March 1999

44.

G.N. No. S 274/1999—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Notification 1999

Commencement

14 June 1999

45.

G.N. No. S 477/1999—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 3) Notification 1999

Commencement

1 November 1999

46.

G.N. No. S 240/2000—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 2000

Commencement

10 May 2000

47.

2000 Revised Edition—People’s Association Act (Chapter 227)

Operation

1 July 2000

48.

G.N. No. S 475/2000—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Notification 2000

Commencement

20 October 2000

49.

G.N. No. S 583/2000—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 3) Notification 2000

Commencement

19 December 2000

50.

G.N. No. S 234/2001—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 2001

Commencement

26 April 2001

51.

Act 5 of 2002—Statutory Corporations (Capital Contribution) Act 2002

(Amendments made by section 3 read with item (32) of the Schedule to the above Act)

Bill

7/2002

First Reading

3 May 2002

Second and Third Readings

24 May 2002

Commencement

15 July 2002 (section 3 read with item (32) of the Schedule)

52.

Act 27 of 2002—People’s Association (Amendment) Act 2002

Bill

27/2002

First Reading

23 July 2002

Second and Third Readings

27 August 2002

Commencement

1 October 2002

53.

G.N. No. S 680/2002—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 2002

Commencement

30 December 2002

54.

Act 45 of 2004—Trustees (Amendment) Act 2004

(Amendments made by section 25(4) read with item (37) of the Schedule to the above Act)

Bill

43/2004

First Reading

21 September 2004

Second and Third Readings

19 October 2004

Commencement

15 December 2004 (section 25(4) read with item (37) of the Schedule)

55.

G.N. No. S 14/2005—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 2005

Commencement

7 January 2005

56.

G.N. No. S 616/2005—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Notification 2005

Commencement

22 September 2005

57.

G.N. No. S 815/2005—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 3) Notification 2005

Commencement

16 December 2005

58.

G.N. No. S 343/2006—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 2006

Commencement

16 June 2006

59.

G.N. No. S 685/2008—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 2008

Commencement

30 December 2008

60.

G.N. No. S 601/2009—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 2009

Commencement

11 December 2009

61.

Act 25 of 2009—Quorums of Statutory Boards (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009

(Amendments made by section 2 read with item 11 of the Schedule to the above Act)

Bill

19/2009

First Reading

14 September 2009

Second and Third Readings

19 October 2009

Commencement

15 January 2010 (section 2 read with item 11 of the Schedule)

62.

G.N. No. S 790/2010—People’s Association Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 2010

Commencement

27 December 2010

63.

2012 Revised Edition—People’s Association Act (Chapter 227)

Operation

30 November 2012

64.

G.N. No. S 406/2013—People’s Association Act (Amendment of Schedule) Notification 2013

Commencement

2 July 2013

65.

G.N. No. S 439/2013—People’s Association Act (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 2) Notification 2013

Commencement

12 July 2013

66.

G.N. No. S 584/2015—People’s Association Act (Amendment of Schedule) Notification 2015

Commencement

5 October 2015

67.

G.N. No. S 259/2017—People’s Association Act (Amendment of Schedule) Notification 2017

Commencement

26 May 2017

68.

Act 5 of 2018—Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018

(Amendments made by section 88 of the above Act)

Bill

45/2017

First Reading

6 November 2017

Second Reading

8 January 2018

Notice of Amendments

8 January 2018

Third Reading

8 January 2018

Commencement

1 April 2018 (section 88)

69.

2020 Revised Edition—People's Association Act 1960

Operation

31 December 2021

70.

G.N. No. S 267/2025—Peopleâs Association Act 1960 (Amendment of Schedule) Notification 2025

Date of commencement

14 April 2025

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)

Malaya/Malaysia (including Federated Malay States, Malayan Union, Federation of Malaya and Federation of Malaysia)

Parl.

Parliament

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)

COMPARATIVE TABLE

People’s Association Act 1960

This Act has undergone renumbering in the 2020 Revised Edition. This Comparative Table is provided to help readers locate the corresponding provisions in the last Revised Edition.

2020 Ed.

2012 Ed.

6—(9)

6—(8A)

(10)

(9)

14—(1)

—

(2) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(3) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(4) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(5) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(6) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(7) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(8) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(9) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(10) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(11) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(12) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]

—

(13) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018]