Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
Interpretation
“audio recording” means any material on which is recorded a recording of a human voice or of instrumental music or other sounds and includes phonograph records, tapes and laser discs;
“authorized officer” means any police officer, an officer of
Customs, an officer of the Postal Services Department and any other public officer declared by the Minister to be an authorized officer for the purpose of this Act;
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“document” means any paper, card or other material or substance on which is printed, typed, written or marked, letters, figures, marks, pictorial or any other visible representation and includes a newspaper, book and pamphlet;
“licence” means a licence granted under subsection 3(3);
“newspaper” means any publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrences or any remarks, observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence or occurrences, or to any other matter of public interest, or any magazine, comic or other forms of periodical printed in any language for sale or free distribution at regular or irregular intervals, but does not include any publication published by or for the Federal or any State Government or the
Government of Singapore;
“permit” means a permit granted under paragraph 6(1)(a) or (b);
“person” includes a body corporate or unincorporated;
“prohibited publication” means any publication which has been prohibited under subsection 7(1) and includes any copy, reproduction, extract or any translation, precis or paraphrase thereof;
“proprietor” means as well the sole proprietor of any newspaper as also the persons who, as partners or otherwise, represent and are responsible for any share or interest in the newspaper as between themselves and the persons in like manner representing or responsible for the other shares or interests therein and no other person;
“publication” includes—
(a)
a document, newspaper, book and periodical;
(b)
all written or printed matter and everything whether of a nature familiar to written or printed matter or not containing any visible representation;
(c)
anything which by its form, shape or in any manner is capable of suggesting words or ideas; and
(d)
an audio recording;
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“senior authorized officer” means—
(a)
any police officer not below the rank of Assistant
Superintendent;
(b)
any officer of Customs not below the rank of Superintendent;
(c)
any officer of the Postal Services Department not below the rank of Senior Postal Officer;
(d)
any other public officer declared by the Minister to be a senior authorized officer for the purpose of this Act.