Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations

Charities in Malaysia are regulated by aa few Acts which has its origins in the English law, whereby the concept and purpose of the charity has its origin in the Preamble to Charitable Uses Act 1601. In England and Wales, the prevailing Act on charity is the Charities Act 2011, in which 12 types...

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Main Authors:	Ali, Zuraidah, Hassan, Halyani
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	UPM Press 2017
Subjects:	HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform KPG Malaysia
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spelling	iium-656642018-09-21T07:35:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65664/ Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations Ali, Zuraidah Hassan, Halyani HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform KPG Malaysia Charities in Malaysia are regulated by aa few Acts which has its origins in the English law, whereby the concept and purpose of the charity has its origin in the Preamble to Charitable Uses Act 1601. In England and Wales, the prevailing Act on charity is the Charities Act 2011, in which 12 types of charities are acknowledged. The English Charities Act gives power to the courts and the Charity Commissioners to regulate and enforce charitable purposes in order to prevent abuses. In Malaysia, there is no single regulator or monitoring body that oversees these charitable organisations which has led to rampant abuses reported in charity organisations. This paper proposes a uniform law and procedure relating to charitable organisations and a competent body to deal with matters exclusively related to charities within the purview of local legislation, society and customs in Malaysia. UPM Press 2017-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65664/1/JSSH%28S%29-0534-2017%20Regulating%20charitable%20organization.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65664/7/65664%20Regulating%20Charitable%20Organisations%20in%20Malaysia%20SCOPUS.pdf Ali, Zuraidah and Hassan, Halyani (2017) Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 25 (Special Issue). pp. 45-50. ISSN 0128-7702 E-ISSN 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2025%20(S)%20Oct.%202017/JSSH(S)-0534-2017.pdf
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spellingShingle	HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform KPG Malaysia Ali, Zuraidah Hassan, Halyani Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations
description	Charities in Malaysia are regulated by aa few Acts which has its origins in the English law, whereby the concept and purpose of the charity has its origin in the Preamble to Charitable Uses Act 1601. In England and Wales, the prevailing Act on charity is the Charities Act 2011, in which 12 types of charities are acknowledged. The English Charities Act gives power to the courts and the Charity Commissioners to regulate and enforce charitable purposes in order to prevent abuses. In Malaysia, there is no single regulator or monitoring body that oversees these charitable organisations which has led to rampant abuses reported in charity organisations. This paper proposes a uniform law and procedure relating to charitable organisations and a competent body to deal with matters exclusively related to charities within the purview of local legislation, society and customs in Malaysia.
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author	Ali, Zuraidah Hassan, Halyani
author_facet	Ali, Zuraidah Hassan, Halyani
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title	Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations
title_short	Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations
title_full	Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations
title_fullStr	Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations
title_full_unstemmed	Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations
title_sort	regulating charitable organisations in malaysia: challenges and recommendations
publisher	UPM Press
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Regulating charitable organisations in Malaysia: challenges and recommendations

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