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Words starting with M

257 words defined in Malaysia Acts, from “machinery” to “mutual fund”.

257 words · showing 91 to 120

  • martial arts

    Defined in Martial Arts Societies Act 1976, s 2

    “means any of the martial arts specified in the First Schedule or any combination thereof and any other form of physical training, the study or practice of which will enable the doer to acquire the skills to physically defend himself …”

    Read s 2
  • mas kahwin

    Defined in Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984, s 2

    “means the obligatory marriage payment due under Hukum Syarak by the husband to the wife at the time the marriage is solemnized, whether in the form of money actually paid or acknowledged as a debt with or without security, or in the form …”

    Read s 2
  • MASB approved accounting standards

    Defined in Akta Laporan Kewangan 1997, s 2

    “means approved accounting standards other than acceptable internationally recognized accounting standards”

    Read s 2
  • master

    Defined in Akta Petroleum (Langkah-Langkah Keselamatan) 1984, s 2

    “means any person except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship”

    Also defined in 11 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • master franchisee

    Defined in Akta Francais 1998, s 4

    “means a person who has been granted rights by a franchisor to subfranchise to another person, at his own expense, the franchise of the franchisor”

    Read s 4
  • masuk

    Defined in Passports Act 1966, s 1A

    “ertinya kemasukan dan masuk melalui darat, laut atau udara”

    Read s 1A
  • match factory

    Defined in Akta Industri Berasas Kayu (Kekuasaan Badan Perundangan Negeri) 1984, s 2

    “means a machine or group of machines capable of converting wood into splints, tipped with a mixture of chemicals that may be easily ignited by heat or friction”

    Read s 2
  • material

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

    “includes any book, document or other record in any form, and any container or article relating to it”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • Material Competitive Distortion

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

    “means, in respect of the application of a specific principle or procedure under a set of generally accepted accounting principles, an application that results in an aggregate variation greater than seventy five million euro in a Financial …”

    Read s 157
  • material form

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

    “includes any form of storage (whether visible or not) from which the layout-design, or a substantial part of the layout-design, can be reproduced”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • materials handling equipment

    Defined in Factories and Machinery Act 1967, s 3

    “means any power-driven equipment for handling materials, and includes forklift, conveyor, stacker, excavator, tractor, dumper or bulldozer but does not include hoisting machine”

    Read s 3
  • matter

    Defined in Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s 3

    “includes every proceeding in court not in a cause”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 3
  • maximum permissible laden weight

    Defined in Akta Lembaga Pelesenan Kenderaan Perdagangan 1987, s 2

    “means such weight as the Director General may specify as a suitable laden weight for an authorized vehicle”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • Mayor

    Defined in Local Government Act 1976, s 2

    “means the person for the time being lawfully performing the duties of the office of Mayor of a City Council and includes the Deputy Mayor”

    Read s 2
  • Mayor of a City Council

    Defined in Road Transport Act 1987, s 2

    “includes Commissioner of a City and “Mayor” shall be construed accordingly”

    Read s 2
  • measurable quantity

    Defined in Akta Sistem Pengukuran Kebangsaan 2007, s 3

    “means the attribute of a phenomenon body or substance that may be distinguished qualitatively and determined quantitatively”

    Read s 3
  • measurement standard

    Defined in Akta Sistem Pengukuran Kebangsaan 2007, s 3

    “means a measuring material, measuring instrument or measuring system intended to define, realize, conserve or reproduce a unit or one or more values of a quantity to serve as a reference in the measurement of that measurable quantity”

    Read s 3
  • measuring instrument

    Defined in Akta Sistem Pengukuran Kebangsaan 2007, s 3

    “means any instrument which is used to measure a physical measurable quantity”

    Read s 3
  • media association

    Defined in Malaysian Media Council Act 2025, s 2

    “means any non-profit entity, trade union or association consist of media practitioners representing the interests and welfare of the media parties”

    Read s 2
  • media company

    Defined in Malaysian Media Council Act 2025, s 2

    “means an organization or business entity that creates, produces, distributes and manages media content in printed, broadcast or digital form, and shall have not less than ten media practitioners as employees of that media company.”

    Read s 2
  • media industry

    Defined in Malaysian Media Council Act 2025, s 2

    “means any— (a) news agency, which is a news organization incorporated under any Malaysian law for the purpose of collecting, verifying, and disseminating news, information, images, and videos; (b) newspaper organization, which is a news …”

    Read s 2
  • media practitioner

    Defined in Malaysian Media Council Act 2025, s 2

    “means a journalist, editor, photographer, videographer and graphic designer or any person involved in the creation, production and dissemination of content for a media company and such person shall be an employee of a media publisher”

    Read s 2
  • media publisher

    Defined in Malaysian Media Council Act 2025, s 2

    “means an individual who is responsible for overseeing the publication or broadcasting of news content in print, online and broadcast media, in preparation of final published edition to the public”

    Read s 2
  • mediation

    Defined in Akta Perjanjian Penyelesaian Antarabangsa yang Terhasil Daripada Pengantaraan 2026, s 2

    “means a process, irrespective of the expression used or the basis upon which the process is carried out, whereby two or more parties to a mediation attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their commercial dispute with the assistance of …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • mediation session

    Defined in Legal Aid Act 1971, s 2

    “means a meeting in accordance with Part VA”

    Read s 2
  • mediator

    Defined in Akta Perjanjian Penyelesaian Antarabangsa yang Terhasil Daripada Pengantaraan 2026, s 2

    “means a person appointed by the parties to a mediation to assist the parties to reach an amicable settlement of their dispute”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • medical assessor

    Defined in Housewives' Social Security Act 2022, s 3

    “means the medical assessor appointed under the regulations made under this Act”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 3
  • medical assistant

    Defined in Akta Pembantu Perubatan (Pendaftaran) 1977, s 2

    “means any person who is registered under this Act”

    Read s 2
  • medical device

    Defined in Medical Device Act 2012, s 2

    “means— (a) any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, appliance, implant, in-vitro reagent or calibrator, software, material or other similar or related article intended by the manufacturer to be used, alone or in combination, for …”

    Read s 2
  • medical device laws

    Defined in Akta Pihak Berkuasa Peranti Perubatan 2012, s 2

    “means this Act and the Medical Device Act 2012, and includes any subsidiary legislation made under these laws.”

    Read s 2