2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by regulations made under this Act;

“Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under subsection 87(1)

of the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 [Act 586];

“approval” means an approval granted under subsection 9(1)

to provide a private aged healthcare facilities and services and

“holder of an approval” means a holder of an approval to which the private aged healthcare facilities and services relates;

“private aged healthcare facilities and services” means any premises where healthcare services are provided for aged persons;

“licensed private aged healthcare facilities and services” means any private aged healthcare facilities and services licensed under

Part IV;

“Director General” means the Director General of Health,

Malaysia;

“licence” means a licence granted under Part IV to operate a private aged healthcare facilities and services and “licensee”

means a holder of a licence to which the private aged healthcare facilities and services relates;

“interim licence” means an interim licence granted under Part IV and “interim licensee” means a holder of an interim licence;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for health;

“person in charge” means a person charged with the responsibilities under subsection 23(2);

“care recipient” means any person receiving healthcare services at a licensed private aged healthcare facilities and services;

“caregiver” means any person, other than a healthcare professional, who provides personal care to any care recipient;

“healthcare services” means any services specified in the

First Schedule;

“society” means any society registered under the Societies

Act 1966 [Act 335] or Co-operative Societies Act 1993 [Act 502];

“body corporate” means any body incorporated under the

Companies Act 2016 [Act 777] or statutory body incorporated and established under any written law;

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“healthcare professional” means any person specified in the

Second Schedule;

“relative” means any person connected by blood or marriage or legal adoption, or a legal guardian;

“standards or requirements” means standards or requirements as the Director General may determine under subsection 5(3);

“aged person” means any person who is sixty years of age or above.