Skills Development Fund (Amendment) Act 2026 · s 2

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Amendment of section 2
The Skills Development Fund Act 2004 [Act 640], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2—
(a)	 by deleting the definition of “inspector”;

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(b)	 by inserting before the definition of “committee” the following definition:

‘ “skills training financial assistance” means any moneys or grants or any other forms of financial assistance approved and paid out by the Corporation to a trainee under this Act for the purpose of skills training or other training other than skills training loan;’;
(c)	 by inserting after the definition of “Chief Executive”
the following definition:

‘ “Director General of Skills Development” means the Director General of Skills Development appointed under the National Skills Development Act 2006
[Act 652];’;
(d)	 by deleting the definition of “National Vocational Training
Council”;
(e)	 by inserting after the definition of “Minister” the following definition:

‘ “authorized officer” means any public officer or officer of the Corporation authorized under section 71b;’;
(f)	 in the definition of “trainee”, by inserting after the words
“skills training” the words “or other training”;
(g)	 by inserting after the definition of “trainee” the following definition:

‘ “financial assistance recipient” means a trainee to whom has been approved, and who is in receipt of, a skills training financial assistance under this Act;’;

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(h)	 by substituting for the definition of “skills training provider” the following definition:

‘ “skills training provider” means an establishment, body or organization, whether established within or outside Malaysia, which provides skills training or other training either privately or through Government funding;’;
(i)	 in the definition of “skills training loan”, by inserting after the words “a loan” the words “, in whatever form or by whatever name called,”; and
(j)	 by substituting for the definition of “approved training programme” the following definition:

‘ “approved skills training programme” means a skills training programme or other training programme which is conducted in Malaysia and approved by the
Corporation under section 44;’.

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s 2Amendment of section 2

The Skills Development Fund Act 2004 [Act 640], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2—

(a)

by deleting the definition of “inspector”;

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(b)

by inserting before the definition of “committee” the following definition:

(c)

by inserting after the definition of “Chief Executive”

the following definition:

‘ “Director General of Skills Development” means the Director General of Skills Development appointed under the National Skills Development Act 2006

[Act 652];’;

(d)

by deleting the definition of “National Vocational Training

Council”;

(e)

by inserting after the definition of “Minister” the following definition:

‘ “authorized officer” means any public officer or officer of the Corporation authorized under section 71b;’;

(f)

in the definition of “trainee”, by inserting after the words

“skills training” the words “or other training”;

(g)

by inserting after the definition of “trainee” the following definition:

‘ “financial assistance recipient” means a trainee to whom has been approved, and who is in receipt of, a skills training financial assistance under this Act;’;

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(h)

by substituting for the definition of “skills training provider” the following definition:

(i)

in the definition of “skills training loan”, by inserting after the words “a loan” the words “, in whatever form or by whatever name called,”; and

(j)

by substituting for the definition of “approved training programme” the following definition:

‘ “approved skills training programme” means a skills training programme or other training programme which is conducted in Malaysia and approved by the

Corporation under section 44;’.