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“authorized officer” means an officer appointed under section 40 of the Tourism Industry Act 1992 [Act 482];

* NOTE—This Act ceased to apply to Peninsular Malaysia since 31 January 2011 as a consequence of the enactment of the Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat Act 2010 [Act 714] and the Land Public Transport

Act 2010 [Act 715]—see section 4 of the Tourism Vehicles Licensing (Amendment) Act 2010 [Act A1374].

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“authorized vehicle”, in relation to a licence issued under this Act, means a vehicle specified in the licence and authorized to be used under that licence;

“Chief Police Officer” has the meaning assigned to it in the Police

Act 1967 [Act 344] and includes any police officer not below the rank of Inspector authorized in writing by a Chief Police Officer to exercise the powers vested by this Act in a Chief Police Officer;

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Tourism appointed under section 4 of the Tourism Industry Act 1992;

“company” has the meaning assigned to it in the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125];

“Director General” means the Director General for Road Transport appointed under section 3 of the Road Transport Act 1987 [Act 333]

and includes a Deputy Director General, a Director and a Deputy

Director;

“driver” means the person for the time being driving a motor vehicle;

“excursion bus” means a bus used exclusively for the conveyance of tourists and in consideration of payment which has no fare stages;

“hire and drive car” means a motor vehicle let on hire for the purpose of being driven by the hirer or his nominee whether a tourist or not, and used exclusively for the conveyance of a tourist or tourists;

“licence” means a licence issued under this Act and includes a short term licence issued under section 9;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for tourism;

“motor vehicle” means a vehicle of any description, propelled by means of mechanism contained within itself and constructed or adapted so as to be capable of being used on roads and includes a motor home on tow;

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“owner”, in relation to a motor vehicle registered or deemed to be registered under the Road Transport Act 1987, means the registered owner of the vehicle;

“police officer” includes an extra police officer, a volunteer reserve police officer or an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police

Act 1967;

“registered owner” means the person registered as the owner of a motor vehicle under the Road Transport Act 1987;

“road transport officer” means any person appointed to be a road transport officer under section 3 of the Road Transport Act 1987;

“Secretary General” means the Secretary General of the Ministry charged with the responsibility for tourism;

“tourism enterprise” has the meaning assigned to it in the Tourism

Industry Act 1992;

“tourism vehicle” means an excursion bus or a hire and drive car;

“tourism vehicle business” means the business of operating or letting out for hire a tourist vehicle;

“tourist” has the meaning assigned to it in the Tourism Industry Act 1992;

“vehicle” means a motorised structure capable of moving or being moved or used for the conveyance of any person or thing and which maintains contact with the ground when in motion.