Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“foreign geologist” means a geologist who is not a citizen or a permanent resident of Malaysia;
“registered foreign geologist” means a foreign geologist who is registered under subsection 22(3);
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“registered geologist” means a registered graduate geologist, a registered professional geologist or a registered foreign geologist;
“registered professional geologist” means a professional geologist who is registered under subsection 20(3);
“registered graduate geologist” means a graduate geologist who is registered under subsection 20(1);
“member” means the Chairman and any other member of the
Board appointed under section 6;
“rock material” has the meaning assigned to it under section 5 of the National Land Code [Act 56/1965];
“Register” means the Register of Geologists kept and maintained by the Board under section 19;
“prescribed” means prescribed by or under this Act or any regulations made under this Act;
“Inspector” means an officer appointed under subsection 37(1);
“Institute” means the Institute of Geology Malaysia established under the Societies Act 1966 [Act 335] and includes any institute, body or society succeeding it that is approved by the Minister;
“committee” means a committee established under section 14;
“Board” means the Board of Geologists established under subsection 3(1);
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for mineral and geoscience development;
“mineral” means any substance, whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form, occurring—
(a)
naturally;
(b)
as a result of mining in or on the earth; or
(c)
as a result of mining in or under the sea or seabed, formed by or subject to a geological process, but does not include water, rock material and petroleum;
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“Registrar” means the Registrar of Geologists appointed under section 29;
“practitioner” means a person referred to in subsection 21(1);
“registered practitioner” means a person who is registered under subsection 21(1);
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under paragraph 6(1)(a) or 6(2)(a), as the case may be;
“geological services” means the provision of geological advice and services pertaining to all or any of the following:
(a)
feasibility studies;
(b)
planning;
(c)
geological surveying;
(d)
implementation, commissioning, operation, maintenance and management of geological survey works or projects;
and
(e)
any other services approved by the Board;
“petroleum” has the meaning assigned to it under section 2 of the Petroleum Mining Act 1966 [Act 95];
“appointed date” means the date appointed under subsection 1(2).
(2)
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit the practice of engineering under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 [Act 138] by a registered geologist or registered practitioner.