Section 2
Interpretation
of Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Special Provisions) Act 1978
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
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“Bank” means the co-operative society known as the Bank
Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad;
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Bank established under section 4 and constituted in accordance with paragraph 1 of the
First Schedule;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Bank appointed under subparagraph 1(2) of the First Schedule;
“Commission” means the Malaysia Co-operative Societies
Commission established under the Malaysia Co-operative Societies
Commission Act 2007 [Act 665];
“director” means a member of the Board and includes the
Chairman and the Managing Director;
“General Manager” means any General Manager of the Bank appointed under subparagraph 3(1) of the First Schedule;
“Managing Director” means the Managing Director of the Bank appointed under subparagraph 3(1) of the First Schedule;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for co-operative development;
“previous Board” means the Board of Directors of the Bank constituted under the Co-operative Societies Act 1993 and the by-laws of the Bank;
“previous director” means a person who was a member of the
Board of Directors of the Bank at any time before the commencement of this Act;
“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Bank appointed under paragraph 4 of the First Schedule;
“subsidiary” means a company as defined in the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125], in which the Bank controls the composition of the
Board of Directors or more than half of the voting power, or holds
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more than half of the issued share capital, and includes a subsidiary, as defined in the said Act, of such a company.
(2)
Words and expressions appearing in this Act, other than those defined in subsection (1), shall, unless the context otherwise requires, bear the meanings assigned to them in the Co-operative Societies Act 1993.
Consequences upon commencement of Act