Words starting with A

a mark

Defined in National Forestry Act 1984, s 2

“includes any letter, number, symbol or other mark, used for identifying forest produce”

a place of public resort

Defined in Akta Jalan, Parit dan Bangunan 1974, s 3

“means a building, or a defined or enclosed place used or constructed or adapted to be used either ordinarily or occasionally as a church, chapel, mosque, temple or other place where public worship is or religious ceremonies are performed …”

abattoir

Defined in Abattoirs (Privatization) Act 1993, s 2

“means any place, with proper meat inspection facilities, for the slaughter of animals specified in the Schedule”

abduction

Defined in Kidnapping Act 1961, s 2

“shall have the meanings assigned to them in sections 339, 340 and 362 respectively of the Penal Code. Abduction, wrongful restraint or wrongful confinement for ransom”

aboriginal area

Defined in Akta Orang Asli 1954, s 2

“means an aboriginal area declared to be such under this Act”

aboriginal community

Defined in Akta Orang Asli 1954, s 2

“means the members of one aboriginal ethnic group living together in one place”

aboriginal ethnic group

Defined in Akta Orang Asli 1954, s 2

“means a distinct tribal division of aborigines as characterised by culture, language or social organization and includes any group which the State Authority may, by order, declare to be an aboriginal ethnic group”

aboriginal inhabited place

Defined in Akta Orang Asli 1954, s 2

“means any place inhabited by an aboriginal community but which has not been declared to be an aboriginal area or aboriginal reserve”

aboriginal language

Defined in Akta Orang Asli 1954, s 2

“includes any language and such dialectal modifications or archaic forms of the language as any aborigines habitually use”

aboriginal racial group

Defined in Akta Orang Asli 1954, s 2

“means one of the three main aboriginal groups in Peninsular Malaysia divided racially into Negrito, Senoi and Proto-Malay”

aboriginal reserve

Defined in Akta Orang Asli 1954, s 2

“means an aboriginal reserve declared to be such under this Act”

aboriginal way of life

Defined in Akta Orang Asli 1954, s 2

“includes living in settled communities in kampungs either inland or along the coast”

aborigine

Defined in Federal Constitution, art 160

“means an aborigine of the Malay Peninsula”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

abridged version

Defined in Akta Lagu Kebangsaan 1968 (Disemak 2018), s 2

“means the abridged version of the National Anthem specified in the Schedule. Playing of the full version of the National Anthem”

Academy

Defined in Akta Akademi Sains Malaysia 1994, s 2

“means the Academy of Sciences Malaysia established under section 3”

accept a certificate

Defined in Akta Tandatangan Digital 1997, s 2

“means— (a) to manifest approval of a certificate, while knowing or having notice of its contents; or (b) to apply to a licensed certification authority for a certificate, without revoking the application by delivering notice of the …”

Acceptable Financial Accounting Standard

Defined in Akta Kewangan (No. 2) 2023, s 157

“means International Financial Reporting Standards and the generally accepted accounting principles of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Member States of the European Union, Member States of the European Economic Area, Hong Kong (China), Japan …”

acceptable internationally recognised accounting standards

Defined in Akta Laporan Kewangan 1997, s 2

“means accounting standards issued by other accounting standards issuing bodies granted recognition by the Board under section 26A”

acceptance

Defined in Bills of Exchange Act 1949, s 2

“means an acceptance completed by delivery or notification”

access

Defined in Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998, s 6

“means access to a network facility or network service listed under Chapter 3 of Part VI”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

access code

Defined in Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998, s 6

“means a voluntary industry code prepared under section 153”

access device

Defined in Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998, s 6

“means any card, plate, code, account number, electronic serial number, mobile identification number, personal identification number, or other network service, applications service or content applications service, equipment, or facility …”

access forum

Defined in Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998, s 6

“means a forum designated under section 152”

access list

Defined in Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998, s 6

“means the list of facilities or services established under Chapter 3 of Part VI”

access log

Defined in Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010, s 2

“means a record of every access made to credit information held by a credit reporting agency”

access points

Defined in Postal Services Act 2012, s 2

“means the points of the postal network of a licensee to which the sender has access through any means, and in the case of the universal service licensee includes post offices and posting boxes”

accessible format copy

Defined in Copyright Act 1987, s 3

“means a copy of a work in an alternative manner or form which gives a person with print disability access to the work including to permit the person with print disability to have access as feasibly and comfortably as a person without such …”

accessory parcel

Defined in Strata Titles Act 1985, s 4

“means any parcel shown in a strata plan as an accessory parcel which is used or intended to be used in conjunction with a parcel”

Also defined in 1 other Act

accident

Defined in Malaysian Space Board Act 2022, s 2

“means any occurrence associated with a space object or launch facility which causes damage, including fall or collapse, or collision or explosion, of a space object or launch facility”

Also defined in 1 other Act

accommodation premises

Defined in Akta Industri Pelancongan 1992, s 2

“means any building, including hostels, hotels, inns, boarding-houses, rest houses, lodging houses, and other structures whether permanent or temporary, held out by the proprietor, owner or manager, either wholly or partly, as offering …”

Also defined in 1 other Act