Section 2

“inspector” means any public officer or officer of the Corporation appointed as Inspector under section 66;

“committee” means a committee established under section 21;

“skill” means an acquired and practised ability to competently carry out a task or job;

“Chief Executive” means the principal executive officer of the

Corporation appointed under section 25;

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“Fund” means the Skills Development Fund established under section 3;

“Board” means the Board of Directors established under section 16;

“Inland Revenue Board” means the Inland Revenue Board of

Malaysia established under section 3 of the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia Act 1995 [Act 533];

“National Vocational Training Council” means the body by that name established by the Government for the purpose of formulating, promoting and co-ordinating vocational and industrial training strategies and programmes in keeping with the country’s technological and economic developmental needs, or any other body which succeeds that Council;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for human resources;

“trainee” means a person receiving skills training by a skills training provider;

“loan recipient” means a trainee to whom has been approved, and who is in receipt of, a skills training loan under this Act;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under paragraph 16(2)(a);

“skills training provider” means an establishment or organization which provides skills training either privately or through government funding;

“Corporation” means the Perbadanan Tabung Pembangunan

Kemahiran established under section 6;

“skills training loan” means a loan approved and paid out by the

Corporation to a trainee under this Act, inclusive of any tuition fees, cost of living expenses, financial assistance for educational equipment and aids, insurance and any administrative fees or other charges imposed by the Corporation;

“approved training programme” means a skills training programme conducted in Malaysia which is accredited by the National Vocational

Training Council and which is approved by the Corporation under section 44.

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