Malaysia legislation
Section 2
of JASA PERKASA PERSEKUTUAN (REMEMBRANCE ALLOWANCE) ACT 2012
Section 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“child” includes a step-child and a child adopted by the recipient under any written law relating to adoption;
“remembrance allowance” means the remembrance allowance granted under subsection 3(1);
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Act 744
“spouse” means the widow or widower of a deceased recipient whose marriage is recognized in Malaysia as a valid marriage under any written law, religion or custom;
“recipient” means a person who has been conferred the
Decoration;
“social guarantor” means a person who provides, not for the purpose of making profit, any of the following guarantees:
(a)
a guarantee for a loan, scholarship or grant for educational or research purposes;
(b)
a guarantee for a hire-purchase transaction of a vehicle for personal or non-business use;
(c)
a guarantee for a housing loan transaction solely for personal dwelling;
“Decoration” means the Decoration of Jasa Perkasa Persekutuan conferred under the Statutes of Jasa Perkasa Persekutuan
[G.N. 3152/60].
Grant of remembrance allowance