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Section 4

of Finance Act 2010

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Section 4

The Income Tax Act 1967, which is referred to as the “principal

Act” in this Chapter, is amended in section 2—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

in the definition of “foreign tax” by inserting after the word “Malaysia” the words “and in relation to paragraph 132(4)(d) or section 132a includes other taxes of every kind imposed by or under the laws of that territory”;

(ii)

by inserting after the definition of “Inland Revenue

Board of Malaysia” the following definitions:

‘ “Labuan business activity” has the meaning assigned to it in the Labuan Business Activity

Tax Act 1990 [Act 445];

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“Labuan company” means a Labuan company incorporated under the Labuan Companies Act 1990

[Act 441] and includes a foreign Labuan company registered under that Act, Labuan limited partnership established and registered under the

Labuan Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability

Partnerships Act 2010 [Act 707], Labuan trust as defined in the Labuan Trusts Act 1996 [Act 554]

and a Malaysian bank as defined in the Labuan

Financial Services and Securities Act 2010

[Act 704];’;

(iii)

by deleting the definition of “offshore business activity”; and

(iv)

by deleting the definition of “offshore company”;

and

(b)

by inserting after subsection (9) the following subsection:

‘(10) Any reference in this Act to—

(a)

“Labuan Offshore Business Activity Tax Act 1990”

is construed as reference to “Labuan Business

Activity Tax Act 1990”;

(b)

“Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority”

is construed as reference to “Labuan Financial

Services Authority”;

(c)

“offshore business activity” is construed as reference to “Labuan business activity”;

(d)

“Offshore Companies Act 1990” is construed as reference to “Labuan Companies Act 1990”;

and

(e)

“offshore company” is construed as reference to “Labuan company”.’.

deletion of section 6c