Section 2

“Rukun Tetangga Area Committee” means the Rukun Tetangga Area

Committee appointed under section 7;

“Rukun Tetangga Coordinating and Advisory Committee” means the

Rukun Tetangga Coordinating and Advisory Committee established under section 14;

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“Area” means the Rukun Tetangga Area designated by the Director

General under section 5;

“Director General” means the Director General of Rukun Tetangga appointed under subsection 3(1);

“employer” means a person or body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, who hires or engages the services of a person or persons for wages or salary under a contract of employment, and includes the

Government of Malaysia, State Governments and any statutory or local authority;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for

Rukun Tetangga;

“employee” means a person who is a citizen and is hired or engaged by an employer for wages or salary, whether or not falling within the definition in the Employment Act 1955 [Act 265], Sabah Labour

Ordinance [Cap. 67] or Sarawak Labour Ordinance [Cap. 76], and includes any person holding any office in any public service and statutory or local authority;

“resident” means any person who ordinarily resides in an Area and includes a person who has been residing continuously in an Area for a period exceeding thirty days;

“Director” means the Director of Rukun Tetangga and includes

Director General of Rukun Tetangga, Deputy Director General of

Rukun Tetangga, Deputy Director of Rukun Tetangga and Assistant

Director of Rukun Tetangga appointed by the Minister under subsection 3(2);

“Area Centre” means any premises provided by the Director General under section 6;

“Voluntary Patrolling Scheme” means a scheme approved by the

Director General under section 15.

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