Words starting with A

advocacy costs

Defined in Legal Aid and Public Defence Act 2026, s 2

“means the costs which the Director General is entitled to receive from the aided person or aided accused for any legal action to be taken and any expenses incurred in carrying out any advocacy matter arising in any proceedings conducted in …”

advocate

Defined in Insolvency Act 1967, s 2

“means any person entitled to practise as an advocate or as a solicitor or as an advocate and solicitor under any law in any part of Malaysia”

Also defined in 1 other Act

advocate and solicitor

Defined in Syarie Legal Profession (Federal Territories) Act 2019, s 2

“means an advocate and solicitor registered under the Legal Profession Act 1976”

Also defined in 1 other Act

aerial line

Defined in Akta Bekalan Elektrik 1990, s 2

“means an electric supply line which is placed above the ground and in open air, and includes service lines”

aerodrome

Defined in Civil Aviation Act 1969, s 2

“means any area of land or water, including any airport, airstrip (including water airstrip), heliport, building, installation and equipment, for the use wholly or partly for the arrival, departure or movement of aircraft”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

affected

Defined in Strata Titles Act 1985, s 24

“means affected or intended to be affected by a division or amalgamation”

affected person

Defined in Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation Act 2011, s 2

“means— (a) any company owing a duty or liability under an Islamic financing facility or a conventional credit facility to the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation, whether present or future, or whether vested or contingent; (b) …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

affidavit

Defined in Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act 1959, s 2

“includes any affirmation, statutory or other declaration, acknowledgement, examination, and attestation or protestation of honour”

Also defined in 1 other Act

affiliate

Defined in Akta Suruhanjaya Sekuriti 1993, s 2

“has the meaning assigned to it in the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007”

affiliation

Defined in Akta Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Swasta 1996, s 2

“includes the conduct of twinning programmes”

age

Defined in Akta Pendidikan 1996, s 2

“means the age attained by the pupil on the first day of the first month of the school year in question”

Agency

Defined in Akta Agency Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia 2004, s 2

“means the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency established under section 3”

Also defined in 8 other Acts

Agency Record Centre

Defined in Akta Arkib Negara 2003, s 2

“means a record centre operated by a non-archival agency of the Government and in which the Government’s records are maintained and preserved”

agent

Defined in Akta Pertaruhan Wang Terkumpul 1967 (Disemak 2018), s 2

“means an agent licensed under an approved scheme and includes a sub-agent so licensed”

Also defined in 5 other Acts

aggravated prison offence

Defined in Prison Act 1995, s 2

“mean an offence committed by a prisoner against prison discipline and so specified in regulations made under this Act; *”

Aggregate Asset Gain

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

“means, in respect of an election under subsection 165(16), the net gain in the Election Year from the disposition of Local Tangible Assets by all Constituent Entities located in the jurisdiction excluding the gain or loss on a transfer of …”

aggregate income

Defined in Income Tax Act 1967, s 2

“means aggregate income ascertained in accordance with this Act”

aggregate share units

Defined in Strata Management Act 2013, s 2

“means— (a) in relation to a building or land intended for subdivision into parcels, the sum of the allocated share units of the parcels or proposed parcels, including a provisional block, in a development area; or (b) in relation to a …”

Agreed Administrative Guidance

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

“means the guidance on the interpretation or administration of the Domestic Top-up Tax or Multinational Top-up Tax published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit …”

agreement

Defined in Akta Bank Pelaburan Infrastruktur Asia 2017, s 2

“means the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Articles of Agreement for the establishment and operation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank signed by the Government in Beijing, China on 21 August 2015, as amended from time to …”

Also defined in 14 other Acts

Agreements

Defined in Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link Act 2026, s 2

“means the Bilateral Agreement and the Supplementary Agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore relating to the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link”

agricultural produce

Defined in Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority Act 1965, s 1A

“means— (a) any agricultural or horticultural produce, whether processed or otherwise; (aa) the animals as specified in the Third Schedule, and the carcasses and produce of such animals; and (b) such other produce as may be prescribed by …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

agricultural undertaking

Defined in Employment Act 1955, s 2

“means any work in which any employee is employed under a contract of service for the purposes of agriculture, horticulture or silviculture, the tending of domestic animals and poultry or the collection of the produce of any plants or trees”

agriculture

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

“includes horticulture, farming, the growing of crops, fruits, vegetables or trees or the growing of any plants for use as fodder, dairy farming, the breeding and keeping of livestock, fish or bees, and the use of land for purposes …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

agro-based co-operative society

Defined in Farmers' Organization Act 1973, s 2

“means any co-operative society which, upon the coming into operation of this Act, is registered under the Co-operative Societies Act 1948 *, the Co-operative Societies Ordinance 1958 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. 3 of 1958]* and the Co-operative …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

aided accused

Defined in Legal Aid and Public Defence Act 2026, s 2

“means a person who has been given a public defence certificate under Part IV”

aided person

Defined in Legal Aid Act 1971, s 2

“means a person who has been granted a certificate that he is entitled to legal aid under this Act and, where such a person is an infant, includes his guardian”

Also defined in 1 other Act

air signal

Defined in Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

“means any message, signal or indication given, by any means whatsoever, for the guidance of aircraft or a particular aircraft”

air traffic right

Defined in Malaysian Aviation Commission Act 2015, s 2

“means― (a) in relation to domestic routes, the right of an airline licensed by the Commission to provide air services on scheduled journeys within Malaysia, and includes the points to be served, the type of aircraft to be used and the …”

air transport service

Defined in Malaysian Aviation Commission Act 2015, s 2

“means a commercial air service that is operated for the purpose of transporting persons, personal belongings, baggage, goods or cargo in an aircraft between two points”