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

267 words · showing 241 to 267

  • domestic insurance business

    Defined in Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010, s 101

    “means insurance business where the subject matter of the contract is— (a) property which at the time of the making of the contract is situated in Malaysia or is in transit to or from Malaysia; (b) a ship or an aircraft registered in …”

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  • domestic law enforcement agency

    Defined in Labuan Financial Services Authority Act 1996, s 28A

    “includes a body or agency that is for the time being responsible in Malaysia for the enforcement of laws relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of any criminal offence”

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  • domestic market

    Defined in Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1973, s 2

    “means market within Malaysia”

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  • domestic proceedings

    Defined in Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1962, s 2

    “means proceedings— (a) under the Guardianship of Infants Act 1961, the Guardianship of Infants Ordinance of Sabah and the Guardianship of Infants Ordinance of Sarawak; (b) under the Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Act 1950, and …”

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  • domestic servant

    Defined in Workmen'S Compensation Act 1952, s 3

    “means a person employed exclusively in the work or in connection with work of a private dwelling house and not of any trade, business or profession carried on by the employer in such dwelling house and includes a cook, house servant …”

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  • domestic takaful business

    Defined in Labuan Islamic Financial Services and Securities Act 2010, s 76

    “means takaful business where the subject matter of the policy is— (a) property which at the time of the making of the policy is situated in Malaysia or is in transit to or from Malaysia; (b) a ship or an aircraft registered in Malaysia and …”

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  • Domestic Top-up Tax

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

    “means tax as provided under section 159”

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  • domestic violence

    Defined in Akta Keganasan Rumah Tangga 1994, s 2

    “means the commission of one or more of the following acts: (a) wilfully or knowingly placing, or attempting to place, the victim in fear of physical injury; (b) causing physical injury to the victim by such act which is known or ought to …”

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  • dominant position

    Defined in Competition Act 2010, s 2

    “means a situation in which one or more enterprises possess such significant power in a market to adjust prices or outputs or trading terms, without effective constraint from competitors or potential competitors”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • door-to-door sale

    Defined in Akta Jualan Langsung dan Skim Anti-Piramid 1993, s 2

    “means the sale of goods or services conducted in the following manner: (a) a person or any person authorized by him— (i) goes from place to place not being a fixed place of business; or (ii) makes telephone calls, seeking out persons who …”

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  • downstream access

    Defined in Postal Services Act 2012, s 2

    “means the access to a licensee’s postal network and postal network facilities for final processing and delivery purposes by another licensee”

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  • dredge

    Defined in Factories and Machinery Act 1967, s 3

    “means any floating structure used for the winning of tin ore, for the dredging of rivers and waterways or for purposes of land reclamation, and includes the bucket type dredge and the cutter-suction type dredge”

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  • dredgemaster

    Defined in Factories and Machinery Act 1967, s 3

    “means a person who holds a dredgemaster’s certificate of competency issued under section 30”

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  • driven machinery

    Defined in Factories and Machinery Act 1967, s 3

    “includes any machine or appliance where motion is received from transmission machinery”

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  • driver

    Defined in Akta Lembaga Pelesenan Kenderaan Perdagangan 1987, s 2

    “means the person for the time being driving a motor vehicle”

    Also defined in 4 other Acts

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  • driving licence

    Defined in Road Transport Act 1987, s 2

    “means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted or deemed to be granted under Part II and includes a learner’s driving licence and a probationary driving licence granted under section 29”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • drug dependant

    Defined in Akta Identifikasi Asid Deoksiribonukleik (Dna) 2009, s 2

    “means a person who is subject to such order or decision made pursuant to the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • Drug Enforcement Officer

    Defined in Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s 2

    “means a Drug Enforcement Officer appointed under section 3 of this Act”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • dulang licence

    Defined in Akta Pembangunan Mineral 1994, s 3

    “means a dulang licence for the time being in force issued under any written law relating to panning”

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  • duly stamped

    Defined in Stamp Act 1949, s 2

    “means — (a) the instrument bears an adhesive or impressed stamp of not less than the proper amount or the amount of initial duty or the amount of advance duty paid under subsection 37(1) and that such stamp has been affixed or used in …”

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  • dumping

    Defined in Akta Duti Timbal Balas dan Anti-Lambakan 1993, s 2

    “means the importation of merchandise into Malaysia at less than its normal value as sold in the domestic market of the exporting country”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • dumping margin

    Defined in Akta Duti Timbal Balas dan Anti-Lambakan 1993, s 2

    “means the amount by which the normal value of Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties 9 a merchandise exceeds the export price”

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  • dutiable goods

    Defined in Akta Eksais 1976, s 2

    “means goods subject to the payment of excise duty and on which such duty has not been paid”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • duty

    Defined in Stamp Act 1949, s 2

    “means any stamp duty for the time being chargeable under this Act or under any written law”

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  • duty free shop

    Defined in Customs Act 1967, s 2

    “means any place licensed for the warehousing and sale of dutiable goods free of duty under section 65D”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • dwelling house

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

    “includes a building or tenement wholly or principally used, constructed or adapted for use for human habitation”

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