| 1. | Short title. |
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| (1) | This Act may be cited as the Accountants Act, 1967. | |
| (2) | (Omitted) | |
| (3) | The Minister may by notification in the Gazette suspend the operation of this Act in any part of Malaysia and may at any time thereafter remove the suspension: | |
| | Provided that the power of suspension shall not be exercised more than once in relation to any part of Malaysia. | |
| 2. | Interpretation. | |
| | In this Act unless the context otherwise requires - | |
| | "Committee" means any committee established under this Act; | |
| | "Council" means the Council of the Institute established by section 8; | |
| | "Council members" or "members of the Council" means the members of the Council specified under section 8(1) and includes the President and Vice-President of the Institute; | [Ins. Act A1099] |
| "Institute" means the Malaysian Institute of Accountants established by section 3; | |
| "Malaysian Institute of Accountants Qualifying Examination" means the examination referred to in section 15A; | [Ins. Act A1099] |
| | "member" means a person who is registered in accordance with this Act as a chartered accountant, a licensed accountant or an associate member; | [Subs. Act A1099] |
| | "prescribed" means prescribed by rules; | |
| | "register" means the register of members required to be kept in accordance with section 13; | [Ins. Act A825] |
| | "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 12; | |
| | "rules" means rules made under this Act; | [Ins. Act A825] |
| | "total Council members" means the maximum number at any one time of Council members as specified in section 8(3). | [Ins. Act A1099] |