Words starting with E

e-hailing vehicle

Defined in Akta Lembaga Pelesenan Kenderaan Perdagangan 1987, s 2

“means a motor vehicle having a seating capacity of four persons and not more than eleven persons (including the driver) used for the carriage of persons on any journey in consideration of a single or separate fares for each of them, in …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

earlier geographical indication

Defined in Akta Petunjuk Geografi 2022, s 2

“means— (a) a geographical indication which has been registered under section 17 or the repealed Act; or (b) an application for registration of a geographical indication which has been made under section 8 or the repealed Act, before the …”

early re-employment allowance

Defined in Employment Insurance System Act 2017, s 3

“means an incentive paid in lump sum to an insured person for accepting an offer of employment from any employer and commencing the employment within the waiting period or the period of receiving job search allowance at the rate as …”

earnings

Defined in Akta Pekerja Gig 2025, s 2

“means any payment payable to a gig worker under a service agreement but does not include tip and gratuities, and other benefits received by the gig worker”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

earthworks

Defined in Town and Country Planning Act 1976, s 2

“includes any act of excavation, levelling, filling with any material, or felling of trees on any land, or any act of dealing with or disturbing any land; Town and Country Planning 13”

easement

Defined in National Land Code (Revised - 2020), s 5

“has the meaning assigned thereto by subsection 282(1)”

East Coast Economic Region

Defined in East Coast Economic Region Development Council Act 2008, s 2

“means the area declared under section 4. East Coast Economic Region Development Council 9 General assurance that power of State Government and other Government entities not affected”

East Coast Economic Region Master Plan

Defined in East Coast Economic Region Development Council Act 2008, s 2

“means the East Coast Economic Region Master Plan prepared pursuant to section 17 and includes any alterations to such Master Plan”

East Malaysian State

Defined in Immigration Act 1959/63, s 62

“means the State of Sabah or Sarawak, as the case may require, and “East Malaysian States” shall be construed accordingly”

economic indicator

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

“means an indicator used in preparing a forecasted fiscal position, including but not limited to gross domestic product, commodity prices and foreign currency exchange rate”

Economic Planning Unit

Defined in Land Acquisition Act 1960, s 2

“means the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department of Malaysia or any other body or authority authorized by the Government, administratively or otherwise, to perform the functions of the Economic Planning Unit”

Education Officer

Defined in Akta Pendidikan 1996, s 2

“means an education officer appointed under paragraph 4(b)”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Education Service

Defined in Akta Pendidikan 1996, s 2

“means a public service under paragraph (h) of Clause (1) of Article 132 of the Federal Constitution”

educational institution

Defined in Akta Pendidikan 1996, s 2

“means a school or any other place where, in the carrying on of the work of an organization or institution, persons are habitually taught, whether in one or more classes, and includes a kindergarten and a distance education centre but does …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

educational loan

Defined in Akta Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional 1997, s 2

“means a loan approved and paid out by the Perbadanan to a student under this Act”

effective date

Defined in Akta Cukai Jualan 2018, s 2

“means the date appointed under subsection 1(3)”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

effective period

Defined in Akta Tenaga Boleh Baharu 2011, s 2

“means the period commencing from the feed-in tariff commencement date as specified in the fourth column of the Schedule”

Effective Tax Rate

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

“means, in respect of a Multinational Enterprise Group, the sum of the Adjusted Covered Taxes of each Constituent Entity located in the jurisdiction divided by the Net GloBE Income of the jurisdiction for the Financial Year”

elected office

Defined in Patents Act 1983, s 78A

“means the national office of or acting for the State elected by the applicant under Chapter II of the Treaty”

election

Defined in Election Offences Act 1954, s 2

“means an election held in accordance with the provisions of any written law relating to the election of persons to be members of the Dewan Rakyat, a Legislative Assembly or a local authority”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

election agent

Defined in Election Offences Act 1954, s 2

“means the person appointed under section 12 by a candidate for election to be his agent for such election”

Election Judge

Defined in Election Offences Act 1954, s 2

“means the Chief Judge or any Judge nominated by the Chief Judge under section 33”

election officer

Defined in Elections Act 1958, s 2

“means an officer appointed under section 3 or 8 or any officer appointed for the purpose of conducting or assisting in the conduct of any election, or registering or assisting in the registration of electors, under any regulations made …”

Election Year

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

“means, in respect of an Annual Election, the year for which the election is made”

elector

Defined in Elections Act 1958, s 2

“means a citizen who is entitled to vote in an election by virtue of Article 119 of the Constitution”

Also defined in 1 other Act

electoral roll

Defined in Elections Act 1958, s 2

“means an electoral roll prepared under section 9”

Also defined in 1 other Act

electoral ward

Defined in Local Government Elections Act 1960, s 2

“means a division of the local area made by the Election Commission under section 16”

electric motor vehicle

Defined in Road Transport Act 1987, s 2

“means any motor vehicle that is propelled by electrical means and does not include a micromobility vehicle”

electrical product

Defined in Akta Bekalan Elektrik 1990, s 2

“means any equipment, device or appliance other than consumer electrical equipment; *NOTE— National Land Code has since been revised as the National Land Code w.e.f 15 October 2020.”

electrical work

Defined in Akta Bekalan Elektrik 1990, s 2

“means any work performed or carried out on an electrical installation and includes the installing, constructing, erecting or repairing, the altering of the structure, the replacing of any of its parts, the adding of any part to it or the …”