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Words starting with D

267 words defined in Malaysia Acts, from “damage” to “dwelling house”.

267 words · showing 31 to 60

  • debenture

    Defined in Akta Syarikat Labuan 1990, s 2

    “includes debenture stock, bonds, notes and any other evidence of indebtedness of a corporation for borrowed monies, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the corporation, but shall not be construed as applying to any of the …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • debt

    Defined in Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2023, s 4

    “means all accumulated borrowings made by the Government”

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  • debt provable in bankruptcy

    Defined in Insolvency Act 1967, s 2

    “includes any debt or liability by this Act made provable in bankruptcy”

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  • debt securities

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

    “means debentures, bonds, notes, or other similar instrument representing or evidencing indebtedness, whether secured or otherwise”

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  • debt service charges

    Defined in Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2023, s 4

    “means any interest or profit rate and other expenses incurred in connection with the borrowing for which the Government is liable and is charged to the Federal Consolidated Fund”

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  • debtor

    Defined in Akta Insolvensi Rentas Sempadan 2026, s 2

    “means— (a) a corporation as defined in section 3 of the Companies Act 2016 but does not include limited liability partnership and foreign limited liability partnership; or (b) a corporation as defined in section 2 of the Labuan Companies …”

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  • deciding order

    Defined in Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967, s 43

    “means a deciding order made under paragraph 21”

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  • decision

    Defined in Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s 3

    “means judgment, sentence or order, but does not include any ruling made in the course of a trial or hearing of any cause or matter which does not finally dispose of the rights of the parties”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • declaration

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

    “means a written statement of facts which the person making it signs and solemnly declares to be true before a commissioner or magisterial officer or notary public”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • declaration of origin

    Defined in Customs Act 1967, s 2

    “means an appropriate statement as to the origin of the goods in connection with their importation or exportation by the importer, producer or exporter on the commercial invoice or any documents relating to the goods”

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  • declared foreign country

    Defined in Trademarks Act 2019, s 2

    “means a country declared by the Minister under subsection 27(1)”

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  • Decoration

    Defined in Akta Panglima Gagah Berani (Elaun Kenangan) 2001, s 2

    “means the Decoration of Panglima Gagah Berani conferred under the Statutes of Panglima Gagah Berani (P.G.B.)”

    Also defined in 4 other Acts

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  • dedicated person

    Defined in The Pure Life Society (Shuddha Samajam) Incorporation Act 1957 (Revised - 2023), s 2

    “means a person belonging to the religious order founded by Yogi Shuddhananda Bharati of India or such other order as may be approved by the President after consultation with the members of the committee”

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  • defence establishment

    Defined in Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

    “means any area, building or structure under the control of the Minister, and the material and other things situate in or on any such area, building or structure”

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  • defendant

    Defined in Akta Perempuan Bersuami dan Anak-Anak (Penguatkuasaan Nafkah) 1968, s 3

    “means the person liable to make payments under the maintenance order”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • deferred annuity

    Defined in Income Tax Act 1967, s 2

    “means deferred annuity contracted on or after 1 January 2014 issued by insurers licensed under the Financial Services Act 2013 or takaful operators registered under the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013, and contains the Retirement …”

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  • defined authority

    Defined in Akta Penggalakan Pelaburan 1986, s 2

    “means the Minister with the concurrence in writing of the Minister of Finance”

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  • degree

    Defined in Akta Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Swasta 1996, s 2

    “means the degree awarded on a person at a Bachelor level or a Masters level or a Doctorate level after successful completion of a course of study which is designed to lead to the award of such degree or the equivalent thereof”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • degression rate

    Defined in Akta Tenaga Boleh Baharu 2011, s 2

    “means the rate of the annual progressive reduction of the feed-in tariff as specified in the fifth column of the Schedule”

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  • delegate

    Defined in Akta Koperasi 1993, s 2

    “means— (a) a representative of individual members elected at a regional meeting of members of a primary co-operative society in which the general meeting of members is replaced by a general meeting of delegates; or (b) a representative of …”

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  • deleterious substance

    Defined in Law Reform (Eradication of Illicit Samsu) Act 1976, s 2

    “means any matter— (a) which is unfit for human consumption; or (b) the consumption of which is harmful to human beings, as certified by a Government chemist or a Government medical officer”

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  • delineation plan

    Defined in Strata Titles Act 1985, s 4

    “means a plan showing the delineation of land parcels”

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  • delivery

    Defined in Bills of Exchange Act 1949, s 2

    “means transfer of possession, actual or constructive, from one person to another”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • demurrage

    Defined in Akta Keretapi 1991, s 2

    “includes charges for the detention of vehicles, vessels, plant or equipment”

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  • denatured

    Defined in Customs Act 1967, s 2

    “means effectually rendered unfit for human consumption to the satisfaction of the Director General”

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  • denomination

    Defined in Akta Perlindungan Varieti Baru Tumbuhan 2004, s 2

    “means the name or identification for a plant variety expressed in letters or a combination of letters and figures written in any language”

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  • density

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

    “means the intensity of use of land reckoned or expressed in terms of the number of persons, dwelling units, or habitable rooms, or any combination of those factors, per unit area of land”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • Dental Officer

    Defined in Prison Act 1995, s 2

    “mean the Medical Officer or Dental Officer, as the case may be, appointed under section 14”

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  • dental practitioner

    Defined in Dental Act 1971, s 2

    “means a person registered in the Register”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • Dental Register

    Defined in Dental Act 2018, s 2

    “means the Malaysian Register of Dental Practitioners kept and maintained under subsection 25(1)”

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