Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“sportsperson” has the same meaning assigned to it by the Sports
Development Act 1997 [Act 576];
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“athlete” means a sportsperson who receives training and competes in sports competitions or events;
“potential athlete” means a sportsperson who has excellent physical capacity according to age and is capable of mastering locomotor skills and able to accept emotional intelligence learning processes well and possess a strong competitive spirit;
“sports body” has the same meaning assigned to it by the Sports
Development Act 1997;
“Government entity” means—
(a)
the Federal Government, any State Government or local government; and
(b)
any ministry, department, office, agency, authority, commission, committee, board, council or other body, corporate or unincorporated, of the Federal Government, any State Government or local government, whether established under any written law or otherwise;
“Institute” means the National Sports Institute established under section 3;
“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer appointed under subsection 18(1) and includes any Deputy Chief
Executive Officer directed under subsection 18(6) to perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer;
“Fund” means the National Sports Institute Fund established under section 29;
“National Sports Council” means the National Sports Council of
Malaysia established under the National Sports Council of Malaysia
Act 1971 [Act 29];
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for sports;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Institute appointed under paragraph 7(1)(a);
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“sports medicine” means the practice of medicine by a medical practitioner in the prevention, diagnosis and management of injuries and medical conditions related to sports and exercise activities;
“sports science” means the discipline which relates to the application of scientific principles to improve sport performance.