Section 2

In this Act—"authorized"--- "direct general"!.

"Land Authority" in connection with any matter affecting land in the States of Sabah and Sarawak means the State Minister charged with the responsibility for matters affecting land and in any other State means the Ruler or Governor of that State;

"Magistrate" means, except in section 39 (2), a Magistrate of the First Class in East Malaysia;

"message" means any communication sent and received or made by telecommunication or given to a telecommunication officer to be sent by telecommunication or to be delivered;

"post" means a post, pole, standard, stay, strut or other above-ground contrivance for carrying, suspending or supporting a telecommunication line;

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"prescribed" means prescribed under this Act;

"President" means a President of a Sessions Court in West Malaysia;

"telecommunication" means any system for the transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, visual or other electromagnetic systems;

"telecommunication authority" means the Director-General of Telecommunications, Malaysia, and includes any

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telecommunication officer empowered by him to perform all or any of the functions conferred on the telecommunication authority under this Act;

"telecommunication officer" means any person employed, either permanently or temporarily, in connection with a telecommunication established, maintained or worked by the Government or by a person licensed under this Act;

"telecommunication line" means a wire or wires used for the purpose of a telecommunication with any casing, coating, tube or pipe enclosing the same, and any appliances and any apparatus connected therewith for the purpose of fixing or insulating the same;

"telecommunication plant" means any building, apparatus, machinery, equipment, poles, lines, vehicles and any other appliances used for and in connection with telecommunications.