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who is under twenty-one years old and includes—

a dependent stepchild and an illegitimate child; and

who is of any age and mentally retarded or physically incapacitated, and is incapable of supporting himself;

“domestic injury” means personal injury to an insured housewife caused by incident arising out of and in the course of managing her household including her family members and not of any industry, trade, business or profession carried on by her;

“contribution” means the sum of money payable to the

Organization, by or on behalf of a housewife in accordance with this

Act;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;

“permanent disablement” means any disablement of a permanent nature as a result of a domestic injury, which reduces the capacity of an insured housewife to manage household which she was capable of performing prior to or at the time of the domestic injury;

“Committee” means the Housewives’ Social Security Committee established under section 8;

“Appellate Medical Board” means the Appellate Medical Board constituted under the Employees’ Social Security (General)

Regulations 1971 [P.U. (A) 99/1971] made under the Employees’

Social Security Act 1969 [Act 4];

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“Government” means the Government of Malaysia;

“Director General” means the Director General of the Organization appointed under subsection 59(1) of the Employees’ Social Security

Act 1969;

“Fund” means the Housewives’ Social Security Fund established under section 52;

“Board” means the Social Security Organization Board established under section 59B of the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969;

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

“dependant” means—

a child;

a husband of the deceased insured housewife who shall be a citizen of Malaysia; or

parents of the deceased insured housewife who shall be citizens of Malaysia;

“officers and servants of the Organization” means officers and servants of the Organization appointed under section 59L of the

Employees’ Social Security Act 1969;

“Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under section 12 of the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 and includes the

Director General and every Deputy Director General;

“medical assessor” means the medical assessor appointed under the regulations made under this Act;

“Organization” has the meaning assigned to it in the

Employees’ Social Security Act 1969;

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“Scheme” means the Housewives’ Social Security Scheme established under section 4;

“housewife” means any female, whether married or unmarried, who manages a household, on a full time basis or not, and includes—

a wife, divorcee or widow whose marriage has been registered under any written law; or

a mother of a child or more including a single mother;

“insured housewife” means any housewife who has registered under section 14 in respect of whom contributions has been paid in accordance with this Act;

“contribution period” means a period of twelve consecutive months or any other period with effect from the time and date the contribution paid in advance by or on behalf of a housewife and ends at the time and date, as prescribed;

“coverage period” in relation to invalidity and for the purposes of section 36 means—

the period of twenty months for twelve months of contributions paid in advance in respect of the insured housewife;

the period of forty months for twenty-four months of contributions paid in advance in respect of the insured housewife; or

the period in which contributions have been paid in respect of the insured housewife for not less than two-thirds of the number of complete months comprised in the period falling between the date when contributions first being paid by her under this Act and the month immediately preceding the month in which she has submitted a notice of invalidity, provided that the total

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number of monthly contributions paid during the aforesaid period shall be at least twenty-four;

“Deputy Director General” means the Deputy Director General of the Organization appointed under subsection 59(2) of the

Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 including those appointed in accordance with subsection 5(3);

“Tribunal” means the Housewives’ Social Security Tribunal established under section 65.