Malaysia legislation
Section 4
Section 4
Interpretation
“regulatory burden” means any regulatory or administrative requirements imposed by a regulatory instrument on individuals or businesses which are excessive, irrelevant or inefficient, or have detrimental effects;
(a)
any ministry, department, office, authority or agency, of the Government, or any other entity in the Government service;
(b)
any statutory body of the Government established under an Act of Parliament; or
(c)
the local authorities of the Federal Territories of
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya;
“regulatory instrument” means—
(a)
any subsidiary legislation made under the Federal Constitution or any Act of Parliament; or
(b)
any directive, circular, guidelines, procedure, work process or any other form of administrative instrument issued by a Government entity;
“head of Government entity” means any officer who is responsible for a Government entity, including any officer authorized in writing by the head of Government entity to act on his behalf;
“Minister” means the Prime Minister or any Minister designated by the Prime Minister;
“Principles of Commitment” means the Principles of Commitment specified under section 5.
Government Service Efficiency Commitment 7
Principles of Commitment