Words starting with L

last drawn salary

Defined in Akta Kumpulan Wang Persaraan Pihak-Pihak Berkuasa Berkanun dan Tempatan 1977, s 2

“means the last drawn monthly salary in accordance with the salary scales of the new scheme”

Also defined in 6 other Acts

launch certificate

Defined in Malaysian Space Board Act 2022, s 2

“means a launch certificate granted under”

launch facility

Defined in Malaysian Space Board Act 2022, s 2

“means any launch pad, space port, sea platform or other structures or any ship, aircraft or other conveyances, from which a space object may be launched into space, including any equipment or installation at the launch pad, space port, sea …”

Launch Safety Officer

Defined in Malaysian Space Board Act 2022, s 2

“means an officer appointed under section 35”

launch service provider

Defined in Malaysian Space Board Act 2022, s 2

“means any person who provides services for the launching of a space object into space”

law

Defined in Akta Penyemakan Undang-Undang 1968, s 2

“means any written law relating to a matter with respect to which Parliament has power to make laws, but, except in sections 14, 15 and 16, does not include this Act”

law of Malaysia

Defined in Visiting Forces Act 1960, s 2

“means any written law for the time being in force in Malaysia or any part thereof, and includes the Federal Constitution”

law officer

Defined in Government Proceedings Act 1956, s 2

“means the Attorney General and the Solicitor General and, in respect of proceedings by or against the Government of a State or to which a State officer is a party, includes the Legal Adviser of such State, and, in the case of the States of …”

layout-design

Defined in Akta Reka Bentuk Susun Atur Litar Bersepadu 2000, s 2

“means the three-dimensional disposition, however expressed, of the elements of an integrated circuit and some or all of the interconnections of the integrated circuit or such a three-dimensional disposition prepared for an integrated …”

leakage

Defined in Akta Pemerangkapan, Penggunaan dan Penyimpanan Karbon 2025, s 4

“means the unintentional emission or release of carbon dioxide stream either into the water column, being all of the water in the ocean between the surface and the seabed, or the atmosphere— (a) from any storage complex, storage site, or …”

lease

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

“means a registered lease or sublease of alienated land”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

leasing business

Defined in Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989, s 2

“means— (a) the business of letting or sub-letting movable property on hire for the purpose of the use of such property by the hirer or any other person in any business, trade, profession or occupation or in any commercial, industrial …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

Legal Adviser

Defined in Government Proceedings Act 1956, s 2

“means the Legal Adviser of a State”

legal aid

Defined in Legal Aid Act 1971, s 2

“means legal aid services as provided in section 2A”

Also defined in 1 other Act

legal guardian

Defined in Akta Amanah Pesisir Labuan 1996, s 46B

“means a person legally recognized as his guardian in any jurisdiction with which the minor has a substantial connection”

legal landing place

Defined in Customs Act 1967, s 2

“means any place which has been prescribed as a legal place for the landing and shipping of goods”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

legal officer

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

“means a legal officer in the judicial and legal services”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

legal personal representative

Defined in Akta Perlindungan Varieti Baru Tumbuhan 2004, s 2

“means a person to whom probate of the will of the deceased person or letters of administration of the estate of the deceased person have been granted whether in Malaysia or outside Malaysia.”

Also defined in 1 other Act

legal proceeding

Defined in Akta Buku Jurubank (Keterangan) 1949, s 2

“means any civil or criminal proceeding or inquiry in which evidence is or may be given and includes an arbitration. Mode of proof of entries in bankers’ books”

Legislative Assembly

Defined in Government Procurement Act 2026, s 5

“has the meaning assigned to it in Clause (2) of Article 160 of the Federal Constitution”

Lembaga

Defined in Akta Lembaga Kemajuan Pahang Tenggara (Pembubaran) 1997, s 2

“means the Lembaga Kemajuan Pahang Tenggara established under the Lembaga Kemajuan Pahang Tenggara Act 1972”

Also defined in 17 other Acts

letter

Defined in Postal Services Act 2012, s 2

“means any form of written communication or document of communication in an envelope or a small packet that is directed to a specific person or a specific address which is conveyed other than by electronic means, and excludes categories …”

letter box

Defined in Postal Services Act 2012, s 2

“means a receptacle provided by a consumer in order to receive postal article sent to the consumer or to the consumer’s address”

letter of approval

Defined in Akta Agensi Persendirian 1971, s 2

“means a letter of approval issued under section 9”

letter of hypothecation

Defined in Stamp Act 1949, s 2

“means any instrument creating a pledge or lien over goods in consideration of monies advanced or to be advanced or to secure the payment or repayment of monies”

letters of administration

Defined in Akta Probet dan Pentadbiran 1959, s 51

“include confirmation in Scotland and any instrument having, in any part of the Commonwealth, the same effect as that which, under the law of Malaysia, is given to probate or letters of administration respectively. Powers of Court to re-seal”

levy

Defined in Akta Levi Keuntungan Luar Biasa 1998, s 2

“means a levy imposed under section 6”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

liabilities

Defined in Akta Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad 2008, s 2

“means all kinds of liabilities, debts, charges, duties and obligations (whether present or future, actual or contingent, and whether payable or to be observed or performed in Malaysia or elsewhere)”

Also defined in 18 other Acts

liability

Defined in Insolvency Act 1967, s 2

“includes any compensation for work or labour done, any obligation or possibility of an obligation to pay money or money’s worth on the breach of any express or implied covenant, contract, agreement or undertaking, whether the breach does …”

Liability Convention

Defined in Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994, s 2

“means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage signed in London on 27 November 1992”