Words starting with A

accountant

Defined in Akta Cukai Keuntungan Harta Tanah 1976, s 2

“means an accountant as defined in subsection 153(3) of the Income Tax Act 1967”

accounting officer

Defined in Financial Procedure Act 1957, s 3

“includes every public officer who is charged with the duty of collecting, receiving, or accounting for, or who in fact collects, receives or accounts for, any public moneys, or who is charged with the duty of disbursing, or who does in …”

Also defined in 5 other Acts

accounting period

Defined in Akta Penggalakan Pelaburan 1986, s 2

“means a period for which accounts have been made in accordance with paragraph 15(1)(c)”

accounting records

Defined in Akta Pasaran Modal dan Perkhidmatan 2007, s 2

“includes invoices, receipts, orders for payment of money, bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes, vouchers and other documents of prime entry and also includes such working papers and other documents as are necessary to explain the …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

accounting standards

Defined in Akta Laporan Kewangan 1997, s 2

“means statements of standard accounting practices used for the preparation of financial statements”

accounts

Defined in Akta Perniagaan Perkhidmatan Wang 2011, s 2

“includes records of any financial transactions of licensees”

accreditation

Defined in Akta Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia 2007, s 2

“means a recognition granted by the Agency after examining and assessing— (a) a higher education programme or qualification; or (b) a higher education provider under Chapter 4 or 7 of”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

accreditation symbol

Defined in Akta Standard Malaysia 1996, s 2

“means a protected symbol applied or issued under the accreditation system established and operated by the Department”

accredited centre

Defined in Akta Pembangunan Kemahiran Kebangsaan 2006, s 2

“means a skills training provider which has been authorized by the Director General to conduct an accredited programme leading to the award of a Certificate”

Accredited Checker

Defined in Registration of Engineers Act 1967, s 2

“means a person registered under section 10B”

accredited local training institution

Defined in Dental Act 2018, s 2

“means a local training institution which conducts a dental programme which has been granted accreditation status by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency under the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007”

accredited person

Defined in Customs Act 1967, s 2

“means any person who has been approved by the Director General under section 88B”

accredited programme

Defined in Akta Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia 2007, s 95

“means programme which is provisionally accredited or accredited under this Act, as the case may be”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Acetylating substance

Defined in Poisons Act 1952, s 2

“includes acetic anhydride, acetyl chloride and acetyl bromide”

acquire

Defined in Akta Lembaga Pembangunan Seni Visual Negara 2011, s 2

“means acquire by way of purchase, transfer, grant, exchange, gift, settlement or otherwise”

Also defined in 1 other Act

acquiree

Defined in Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad Act 1998, s 2

“means any person to whom the Corporation disposes an asset under section 19”

acquisition

Defined in Akta Arkib Negara 2003, s 2

“means to acquire by way of transfer, purchase, donation, bequest, gift or otherwise”

Act

Defined in Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991, s 2

“includes any regulations made under this Act”

Act of Parliament

Defined in Federal Constitution, art 160

“means a law made by Parliament”

act of violence

Defined in Aviation Offences Act 1984, s 2

“means— (a) any act done in Malaysia which constitutes the offence as specified in the Schedule; and (b) any act done outside Malaysia which, if done in Malaysia, would constitute such an offence as is mentioned in paragraph (a)”

acting rank

Defined in Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

“means rank of any description (however called) such that under regulations made under section 155 a commanding officer has power to order the holder to revert from that rank”

action

Defined in Akta Reka Bentuk Susun Atur Litar Bersepadu 2000, s 2

“means a civil proceeding commenced by writ or in such other manner as may be prescribed by rules of court and includes a counterclaim”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

action area

Defined in Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982, s 2

“means an area shown in any development plan or has been declared as such in accordance with the provisions of this Act to facilitate new development, redevelopment or improvement”

active ingredient

Defined in Pesticides Act 1974, s 2

“means an ingredient, as listed in the First Schedule, which has pesticidal properties and gives pesticidal properties to a substance, material, preparation or mixture, of which the ingredient is one of the constituents of the substance …”

activity

Defined in Free Zones Act 1990, s 2

“includes commercial activity and manufacturing activity and related operations”

activity relating to allied health

Defined in Allied Health Professions Act 2016, s 2

“means any activity which has a direct or an indirect effect on patient care, or on the health of an individual or the population”

actuary

Defined in Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010, s 2

“means a person, being a Fellow of any of the professional associations listed in the Second Schedule or a person recognized by the Authority as an actuary for the purposes of this Act, who appears on the list of actuaries maintained by the …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

adaptation

Defined in Copyright Act 1987, s 3

“includes any of the following, that is to say— (a) in relation to a literary work, a version of the work (whether in its original language or a different language) in which it is converted into a dramatic work; (b) in relation to a …”

additional amount

Defined in Employees Provident Fund Act 1991, s 2

“means the amount which may be paid under section 58”

Additional Current Multinational Top-up Tax

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

“means the amount of tax determined in subsections 181(1) to (6) and any amount treated as Additional Current Multinational Top-up Tax determined under subsections 181(1) to (6), such as the amount determined under subsection 169(3) or …”