Words starting with F

foreign award

Defined in Offences Relating to Awards Act 2017, s 2

“means a valid Order, Decoration and Medal awarded by a Head of State in the First Schedule”

foreign branch campus

Defined in Akta Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Swasta 1996, s 2

“means a branch of a foreign University or a University College that is established under this Act”

foreign company

Defined in Akta Syarikat Labuan 1990, s 2

“means — (a) a company, corporation, society, association or other body incorporated outside Malaysia; or (b) an unincorporated society, association or other body which under the law of its place of origin may sue or be sued, or hold …”

Also defined in 7 other Acts

foreign country

Defined in Akta Rahsia Rasmi 1972, s 2

“means any independent and sovereign state and includes any colony, dominion or protectorate of such state”

Also defined in 1 other Act

foreign court

Defined in Akta Insolvensi Rentas Sempadan 2026, s 2

“means a judicial or other authority competent to control or supervise foreign proceedings”

foreign currency

Defined in Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989, s 2

“means any currency other than Malaysian currency”

Also defined in 6 other Acts

foreign currency loan

Defined in Stamp Act 1949, s 2

“means any loan denominated wholly in currencies other than the Ringgit”

foreign domestic employee

Defined in Employment Act 1955, s 2

“means a domestic employee who is not a citizen or a permanent resident”

foreign employee

Defined in Employment Act 1955, s 2

“means an employee who is not a citizen”

foreign fishing vessel

Defined in Fisheries Act 1985, s 2

“means any fishing vessel other than a local fishing vessel”

foreign forfeiture order

Defined in Akta Bantuan Bersama dalam Perkara Jenayah 2002, s 2

“means an order made by a court in a prescribed foreign State for the recovery, forfeiture or confiscation of— (a) payments or other rewards received in connection with an offence against the law of that prescribed foreign State that is a …”

foreign geologist

Defined in Akta Ahli Geologi 2008, s 2

“means a geologist who is not a citizen or a permanent resident of Malaysia”

foreign government

Defined in Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989, s 2

“means the government of any country, territory or place outside Malaysia”

Also defined in 1 other Act

foreign heritage item

Defined in Akta Warisan Kebangsaan 2005, s 2

“means any item designated and protected as such by a legislation of a foreign country, which is a party to a treaty on the protection of cultural object or material”

foreign institution

Defined in Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989, s 2

“means a person, not being a licensed institution or a scheduled institution, which carries on any business outside Malaysia which corresponds, or is similar, to the business of any licensed or scheduled institution whether or not such …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

foreign insurer

Defined in Financial Services Act 2013, s 2

“means an insurer incorporated outside Malaysia”

foreign Labuan company

Defined in Akta Syarikat Labuan 1990, s 2

“means a foreign company registered under Part VIII”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

foreign law

Defined in Akta Profesion Undang-Undang 1976, s 40A

“means the law of any state or territory other than Malaysia”

foreign law firm

Defined in Akta Profesion Undang-Undang 1976, s 40A

“means a foreign law firm which provides legal services in foreign law and includes a corporation duly constituted for the purpose of practising law established or licensed to provide legal services by the appropriate licensing authority of …”

foreign law immunity certificate

Defined in Akta Bantuan Bersama dalam Perkara Jenayah 2002, s 2

“means a certificate given, or a declaration made, by a prescribed foreign State or under the law of a prescribed foreign State, certifying or declaring that, under the law of that prescribed foreign State, persons generally or a specified …”

foreign lawyer

Defined in Akta Profesion Undang-Undang 1976, s 40A

“means a person who is— (a) duly authorized or registered to practise law in a state or territory other than Malaysia; and (b) a partner, director (who holds equity in the corporation, in the case of a corporation duly constituted for the …”

foreign main proceedings

Defined in Akta Insolvensi Rentas Sempadan 2026, s 2

“means foreign proceedings taking place in a foreign State where the debtor has its centre of main interests”

foreign non-main proceedings

Defined in Akta Insolvensi Rentas Sempadan 2026, s 2

“means foreign proceedings other than foreign main proceedings taking place in a foreign State where a debtor has an establishment”

foreign proceedings

Defined in Akta Insolvensi Rentas Sempadan 2026, s 2

“means collective judicial or administrative proceedings in a foreign State, including interim proceedings, under the law relating to insolvency in which proceedings the property and affairs of the debtor are subject to control or …”

foreign public official

Defined in Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, s 3

“includes— (a) any person who holds a legislative, executive, administrative or judicial office of a foreign country whether appointed or elected; (b) any person who exercises a public function for a foreign country, including a person …”

foreign registered person

Defined in Akta Cukai Perkhidmatan 2018, s 2

“means any foreign service provider who is registered under section 56C”

foreign representative

Defined in Akta Insolvensi Rentas Sempadan 2026, s 2

“means a person or body appointed, including a person or body appointed on an interim basis, and authorized in foreign proceedings to administer the reorganization or liquidation of a debtor’s property or affairs or to act as a …”

foreign scheme

Defined in Interest Schemes Act 2016, s 2

“means a scheme relating to an interest of which the right to participate or a right to the interest in the scheme is offered by a management company which is a public company limited by shares on behalf of a foreign company; Interest …”

foreign serious offence

Defined in Akta Bantuan Bersama dalam Perkara Jenayah 2002, s 2

“means an offence— (a) against the laws of a prescribed foreign State in respect of which the punishment provided by the law is imprisonment for a period of at least one year, or a more severe punishment; and (b) that consists of or …”

foreign service provider

Defined in Akta Cukai Perkhidmatan 2018, s 2

“means any person who is outside Malaysia providing any digital service to a consumer and includes any person who is outside Malaysia operating an online platform for buying or selling goods or providing services (whether or not such person …”