Words starting with S

serious injury

Defined in Akta Pelindung 2006, s 2

“means a significant overall impairment in the position of a domestic industry; Safeguards 9”

serious offence

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

“means— (a) an offence against the laws of Malaysia 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; or (b) any attempt, abetment or conspiracy to commit …”

serious offence involving fraud or dishonesty

Defined in Akta Syarikat Labuan 1990, s 2

“means an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for a term that is not less than two years or, where there is a loss of the value of assets derived or likely to be derived suffered by the company, member or debenture holder from the …”

servant

Defined in National Forestry Act 1984, s 2

“means any person whether or not he is a citizen of Malaysia who is employed for wages”

service

Defined in Akta Kawalan Harga dan Antipencatutan 2011, s 2

“means anything done or to be done including the granting, assignment or surrender of any right or the making available of any facility or advantage, but excludes supply of goods or money”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

service agreement

Defined in Akta Pekerja Gig 2025, s 2

“means any agreement, whether orally or in writing and whether express or implied, between a contracting entity and a gig worker who provides a service in Malaysia in exchange for earnings, but does not include a “contract of service” as …”

Service authorities

Defined in Visiting Forces Act 1960, s 2

“means the authorities of a force who are empowered by the law of the country of whose forces the visiting force forms part to exercise command or jurisdiction over members of a force”

service charge

Defined in Employees Provident Fund Act 1991, s 2

“means any money or payment, whether in the form of a service charge, a service fee, a tip, or otherwise howsoever described, which has been paid by, charged on, collected from, or voluntarily given by, a customer or any other person (not …”

Service Chief

Defined in Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

“means the Chief of the Army, the Chief of the Navy or the Chief of the Air Force, as the case may be”

Service court

Defined in Visiting Forces Act 1960, s 2

“means a court established under service law and includes any authority of a country who under the law thereof is empowered to review the proceedings of such a court or to try or investigate charges brought against persons subject to the …”

service director

Defined in Income Tax Act 1967, s 2

“means a director (not being a person to whom, together with his associates within the meaning of subsection 139(7), if any, there would be distributed, on the distribution of a dividend by the company, more than five per cent of the …”

service law

Defined in National Service Act 1952, s 11S

“means the provisions relating to offences, penalties and discipline contained in the Armed Forces Act 1972, applicable to men of the reserve force of the Forces.”

Also defined in 1 other Act

service prison

Defined in Armed Forces Act 1972, s 156

“means separate premises designated by the Minister for persons serving service sentences of imprisonment.”

service property

Defined in Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

“includes property belonging to a unit institution or a unit mess or any local organization corresponding with the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes of the British Forces”

service relating to online booking accommodation premises

Defined in Akta Cukai Pelancongan 2017, s 2

“means any online service relating to the booking of accommodation premises that is delivered automatically over the internet or any other electronic network”

service tax

Defined in Akta Cukai Perkhidmatan 2018, s 2

“means the tax payable under this Act”

serviceman

Defined in Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

“means any person, other than an officer, who is enlisted in the regular forces and (subject to such adaptation and modification as may be prescribed by any written law or the conditions of service relating to such appointment, secondment …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

services

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

“includes rights or benefits of any kind except the supply of goods and the performance of work under a contract of service, and a reference to the word “services” in this Act shall relate to direct sales and pyramid scheme”

Also defined in 1 other Act

set of articles

Defined in Industrial Designs Act 1996, s 3

“means a number of articles that are of the same general character and ordinarily on sale together, or intended to be used together, being articles to each of which there is applied an industrial design that is the same as, or which differs …”

settled estate

Defined in National Land Code (Penang and Malacca Titles) Act 1963, s 4

“have the meanings respectively assigned thereto by section 2 of the Settled Estates Ordinance”

settlement

Defined in Specific Relief Act 1950, s 2

“means any instrument (other than a will or codicil) whereby the destination or devolution of successive interests in movable or immovable property is disposed of or is agreed to be disposed of”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

settlement agreement

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

“means an agreement in writing resulting from mediation and concluded between the parties to the mediation for the resolution of a commercial dispute”

settlement instruction

Defined in Financial Services Act 2013, s 2

“includes an instruction to transfer, clear or settle transactions in funds or securities, as the case may be”

Settlement Officer

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

“means a Settlement Officer appointed under section 12”

settlor

Defined in Akta Amanah Pesisir Labuan 1996, s 2

“means a person who makes a trust and includes a person who provides trust property or makes a testamentary disposition on Labuan Trusts 11 trust or to a trust, but does not include a person who contributes to a unit trust”

Also defined in 1 other Act

sewage

Defined in Local Government Act 1976, s 2

“has the same meaning assigned to it under the *Sewerage Services Act 1993”

sewer

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

“has the same meaning assigned to it under the *Water Services Industry Act 2006”

sewerage services

Defined in Akta Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara 2006, s 2

“means the collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal of sewage or sewage sludge and includes the operation and maintenance of a sewerage system and the desludging of septic tanks”

sewerage system

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

“has the same meaning assigned to it under the *Water Services Industry Act 2006”

Also defined in 1 other Act

sexual harassment

Defined in Akta Antigangguan Seksual 2022, s 2

“means any unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, in any form, whether verbal, non-verbal, visual, gestural or physical, directed at a person which is reasonably offensive or humiliating or is a threat to his well-being”

Also defined in 1 other Act