The waivers proposed by Bersatu are unprecedented and possibly a violation of the Societies Act 1966 and the party’s constitution, said the Registrar of Societies (ROS).

ROS director-general Surayati Ibrahim said she has to refer to the registrar's legal advisers and needed a week to scrutinise the proposed waiver.

"There are many waivers proposed. I am not sure whether the Societies Act 1966 empowers the ROS to allow the waivers sought by the party," she told reporters in Johor Bahru today.

Surayati said the proposed waivers include how to hold Bersatu's annual general meeting (AGM) and how to amend the party’s constitution.

"So, I am not sure whether the ROS or the department can give the waiver.  This is because Bersatu wants a waiver to something in the party’s constitution.

"The ROS has done its job in accordance with the law. As I said earlier, an organisation should abide by its own constitution and the Societies Act 1966," she told reporters after attending a cheque presentation ceremony of the Johor Residents Association officiated by Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed at Kompleks Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat.

The ROS may deregister Bersatu if the party fails to resolve its internal issues and hold the AGM which should have been held in September.

The party’s failure to hold the AGM was due to problems involving its branches and divisions.

- Bernama