Malaysia legislation

Section 2

of Sarawak Forestry Corporation Ordinance, 1995

Section 2

Interpretation

“appointed day” means the day on which this Ordinance comes into force;

“Board” means the Board of Directors constituted under section 6;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors and, includes any temporary Chairman;

“Corporation” means the Sarawak Forestry Corporation established under section 3;

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“Director” … [Deleted by Cap. A213/2024];

“forest produce” … [Deleted by Cap. A213/2024];

“Fund” means the Fund established under section 25;

“Government” means the Government of the State of

Sarawak;

“liabilities” means liabilities, debts, charges, duties and obligations of every description whether present or future, actual or contingent, and whether payable or to be observed or performed in Sarawak or elsewhere;

“member” means a member of the Board of Directors, and includes the Chairman referred to under section 6;

“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for resource planning in Sarawak;

“property” includes all property, movable or immovable, and all estates, interests, easements or rights, whether equitable or legal in, to or out of property, patent and copyright, choses-in-action, money and goodwill; and “vested”, in relation to property, includes rights to property which are future or contingent and rights in reversion and remainder;

“rights” means all rights, powers, privileges and immunities, whether actual, contingent or prospective;

“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Board appointed pursuant to section 6(6);

“vesting date” means the date on which property, rights and liabilities specified by the Minister in the order under section 4(1)

to which the Government of Sarawak was entitled or subject to, are transferred to and vested in the Corporation.

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