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Words starting with S

385 words defined in Malaysia Acts, from “safe place” to “syubhah intercourse”.

385 words · showing 211 to 240

  • specified name

    Defined in Akta Lambang dan Nama (Mencegah Penggunaan Tak Wajar) 1963, s 2

    “means any name specified in Part II of the Schedule and includes any abbreviation of any such name. Prohibition of improper use of emblems, names and pictorial representations”

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  • specify

    Defined in Akta Perkongsian Terhad dan Perkongsian Liabiliti Terhad Labuan 2010, s 2

    “means specify from time to time in writing, and a power to specify includes the power to specify differently for different persons, classes, categories or descriptions of persons, and “specified” shall be construed accordingly”

    Also defined in 7 other Acts

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  • specimen

    Defined in Akta Pembangunan Mineral 1994, s 3

    “means a fraction of naturally occurring matter not necessarily representative of the mass of which it forms a part; Mineral Development 11”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • spice

    Defined in Malaysian Pepper Board Act 2006, s 2

    “means any part of any aromatic plant in whatever form and extracts thereof which are commonly used to impart flavour or aroma in food and non-food items.”

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  • sport

    Defined in Sports Development Act 1997, s 2

    “means any of the activities listed in the First Schedule”

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  • sporting activity

    Defined in Sports Development Act 1997, s 2

    “includes— (a) the organization of competitions, seminars, clinics or courses for a sport; (b) the sending of participants to sporting competitions or events; and (c) any other activity ancillary or related to a sport”

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  • sporting event

    Defined in Betting Act 1953, s 2

    “includes any race, fight, game, sport or exercise”

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  • sports body

    Defined in Sports Development Act 1997, s 2

    “means an association, club or society which acts as the governing or representative body of a sport in Malaysia whether at district, State or national level, whether or not such association, club, or society is only an affiliate of another …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • Sports Dispute Committee

    Defined in Sports Development Act 1997, s 2

    “means the Sports Dispute Committee established under Part VI”

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  • sports medicine

    Defined in National Sports Institute Act 2011, s 2

    “means the practice of medicine by a medical practitioner in the prevention, diagnosis and management of injuries and medical conditions related to sports and exercise activities”

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  • sports science

    Defined in National Sports Institute Act 2011, s 2

    “means the discipline which relates to the application of scientific principles to improve sport performance.”

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  • sportsperson

    Defined in Sports Development Act 1997, s 2

    “means the participant of a sport, including an athlete”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • spouse

    Defined in Akta Panglima Gagah Berani (Elaun Kenangan) 2001, s 2

    “means the widow or widower of a deceased recipient whose marriage is recognized in Malaysia as a valid marriage under any written law, religion, custom or usage”

    Also defined in 6 other Acts

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  • spread over period of ten hours

    Defined in Employment Act 1955, s 2

    “means a period of ten consecutive hours to be reckoned from the time the employee commences work for the day, inclusive of any period or periods of leisure, rest or break within such period of ten consecutive hours”

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  • stadium

    Defined in Akta Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia Act 2010, s 2

    “means any stadium, sports complex and sports facility established by the Perbadanan or under the purview of the Perbadanan”

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  • staff

    Defined in Malaysian Cocoa Board (Incorporation) Act 1988, s 2

    “means the officers and servants of the Board and where the context so applies, any expert employed by the Board on a temporary basis”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • stage bus

    Defined in Akta Lembaga Pelesenan Kenderaan Perdagangan 1987, s 2

    “means a bus plying along a road approved by the Board for the carriage of passengers on a service which contains fare stages, with a separate fare, timetable and schedule of fare for each fare stage”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • stakeholder

    Defined in Development Financial Institutions Act 2002, s 3

    “means the Government or any person who provides funding or any other assistance to the prescribed institution, or its members, customers, depositors, policy owners or creditors, as the case may be”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • stamp certificate

    Defined in Stamp Act 1949, s 2

    “means a certificate that is issued electronically in respect of any instrument chargeable with duty denoting the amount of duty paid in respect of that instrument”

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  • stamp of verification

    Defined in Weights and Measures Act 1972, s 2

    “means a mark for use as evidence of the approval of any weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring as fit for use, whether applied by impression, casting, engraving, etching, branding, affixing or otherwise”

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  • standard

    Defined in Akta Standard Malaysia 1996, s 2

    “means a document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree …”

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  • standard of fineness

    Defined in Akta Perihal Dagangan 2011, s 2

    “means the number of parts by weight of fine gold, silver or platinum in one thousand parts by weight of precious metal”

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  • standardization

    Defined in Akta Standard Malaysia 1996, s 2

    “means the activity of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common and repeated use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context”

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  • standards

    Defined in Akta Pembangunan Kemahiran Kebangsaan 2006, s 2

    “means the National Occupational Skills Standards established under Part IV of this Act”

    Also defined in 3 other Acts

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  • standards or guidelines

    Defined in Consumer Credit Act 2025, s 4

    “includes any obligation or requirement as specified by the Commission or a Regulatory and Supervisory Authority under section 123”

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  • Standing Committee

    Defined in Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (Incorporation) Act 1949, s 2

    “means the Committee referred to in section 11. Incorporation”

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  • standing orders

    Defined in Akta Majlis Parlimen (Keistimewaan dan Kuasa) 1952, s 2

    “means the Standing Rules and Orders of the House for the time being in force. Freedom of speech and debate”

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  • State

    Defined in Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955, s 2

    “includes a Federal Territory”

    Also defined in 15 other Acts

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  • State accounting officer

    Defined in Financial Procedure Act 1957, s 3

    “means an accounting officer in the service of and engaged in handling the public moneys or public stores of a State.”

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  • State Attorney General

    Defined in Notaries Public Act 1959, s 2

    “means the State Attorney General, Sabah, or the State Attorney General, Sarawak, as the case may require. Appointment of notaries public”

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