Malaysia legislation
Section 8
Section 8
In this Part unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—
“company” means a company within the meaning of the
*Companies Act 1965 [Act 125], or a foreign company to which
Division 2 of Part XI of that Act applies, and shall include—
(a)
any Board established to manage employees provident fund superannuation schemes or any other fund relating to retirement benefits;
(b)
all societies and co-operative societies registered under any written law relating to societies or to co-operative societies; and
(c)
all corporations, public authorities and trade unions;
“firm” means an unincorporated body of persons (whether consisting of individuals or of corporations or partly of individuals and
*NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] has been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 [Act 777]
which comes into operation on 31 January 2017―see subsection 620(1) of Act 777.
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partly of corporations) associated together for the purpose of carrying on business;
“officer”—
(a)
in relation to a company includes—
(i)
any director secretary or employee of the company;
and
(ii)
a receiver and manager of any part of the undertaking of the company appointed under a power contained in any instrument, but does not include any receiver who is not also a manager, and any receiver and manager appointed by a court; and
(b)
in relation to a firm includes any partner, member, manager or employee of the firm;
(c)
(Deleted by Act A1161);
“owner” means the person entitled to any unclaimed moneys and includes his executors, administrators or assigns or, in the case of a company within the meaning of the *Companies Act 1965 its liquidators, or his or their lawful attorney or agent in Malaysia.