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Words starting with W

69 words defined in Malaysia Acts, from “waferboard mill” to “WTO”.

69 words · showing 1 to 30

  • waferboard mill

    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 wafer or flake and then consolidating the wafer or flake into sheet material by use of synthetic resin or other organic binders together with the application of heat and …”

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  • wage period

    Defined in Employment Act 1955, s 2

    “means the period in respect of which wages earned by an employee are payable”

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  • wages

    Defined in Employees Provident Fund Act 1991, s 2

    “means all remuneration in money, due to an employee under his contract of service or apprenticeship whether agreed to be paid monthly, weekly, daily or otherwise and includes any bonus, commission or allowance payable by the employer to …”

    Also defined in 4 other Acts

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  • waiting period

    Defined in Employment Insurance System Act 2017, s 3

    “means the period of seven days from the date of the approval of a claim for benefits under section 33”

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  • wakaf khas

    Defined in Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993, s 2

    “means a dedication in perpetuity or for a limited period of the capital of property for religious or charitable purposes recognized by Islamic Law, and the property so dedicated, the income of the property being paid to persons or for …”

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  • wali Mujbir

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

    “means the father or paternal grandfather and above”

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  • wali Raja

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

    “means a wali authorized by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in the case of the Federal Territories, Malacca, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak, or by the Ruler, in the case of any other States, to give away in marriage a woman who has no wali from nasab”

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  • warehouse

    Defined in Akta Keretapi 1991, s 2

    “means any building or place provided or used by a railway company for the purpose of storing goods; and when it is more convenient to the railway company that the goods to be warehoused should remain in the trucks, those trucks when placed …”

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  • warrant case

    Defined in Criminal Procedure Code, s 2

    “means a case relating to an offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for a term exceeding six months”

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  • waste

    Defined in Akta Kualiti Alam Sekeliling 1974, s 2

    “includes any matter prescribed to be scheduled waste, or any matter whether in a solid, semi-solid or liquid form, or in the form of gas or vapour which is emitted, discharged or deposited in the environment in such volume, composition or …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • waste retention area

    Defined in Akta Pembangunan Mineral 1994, s 3

    “means any area defined for the retention of waste and includes any area where works are employed for the purification of water contained in such waste.”

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  • water authority

    Defined in Akta Kumpulan Wang Bekalan Air Negeri (Tatacara Kewangan dan Perakaunan) 1980, s 2

    “means the relevant authority established under State law for the administration of water supply in the State; *”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • Water Department

    Defined in Akta Kumpulan Wang Bekalan Air Negeri (Tatacara Kewangan dan Perakaunan) 1980, s 2

    “means a division of the Public Works Department of the State responsible for water supply and where appropriate, a department of the State Government responsible for water supply. The Water Supply Fund”

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  • water supply and sewerage services laws

    Defined in Akta Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara 2006, s 2

    “means this Act and the Water Services Industry Act 2006, and includes any subsidiary legislation made under those laws. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara 9”

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  • water supply services

    Defined in Akta Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara 2006, s 2

    “means the treatment of water abstracted from watercourses and the distribution and supply of treated water to consumers and includes the operation and maintenance of the water supply system”

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  • weapon

    Defined in Prison Act 1995, s 2

    “means any staves, arms, ammunition, and includes any instrument as may be determined by the Commissioner General”

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  • weapons of mass destruction

    Defined in Akta Perdagangan Strategik 2010, s 2

    “means any weapon designed to kill, harm or infect people, animals or plants through the effect of nuclear explosion or dispersion or the toxic properties of a chemical weapon or the infectious or toxic properties of a biological weapon …”

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  • week

    Defined in Weekly Holidays Act 1950, s 2

    “means the period between midnight on any Saturday night and midnight on the succeeding Saturday night. Closing of shops”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • weekly holiday

    Defined in Holidays Act 1951, s 2

    “means Sunday or, in States where Friday is observed as the weekly holiday, Friday. Public holidays”

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  • weighing machine

    Defined in Road Transport Act 1987, s 2

    “includes a portable weighing machine, a static weighing machine and a computerized or electronic weigh in-motion system”

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  • welfare home

    Defined in Destitute Person'S Act 1977, s 2

    “means any institution, or part thereof, established under this Act for the reception, care and rehabilitation of destitute persons. Power to require a destitute person to reside in a welfare home”

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  • well-known trademark

    Defined in Akta Petunjuk Geografi 2022, s 2

    “has the same meaning as assigned to it in the Trademarks Act 2019 or any previous written law relating to trademark”

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  • West Malaysia

    Defined in Explosives Act 1957, s 2

    “has the meaning assigned thereto in section 3 of the Interpretation Act 1967, and includes the Federal Territory. Extension of definition of explosive to other explosive substances”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • wharf

    Defined in Bintulu Port Authority Act 1981, s 2

    “includes any wall and building adjoining the foreshore, sea-bed or a river-bed”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • wharf superintendent

    Defined in Bintulu Port Authority Act 1981, s 2

    “means the officer employed by the Authority to be in charge of the management of the wharves and docks of the Authority.”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • wheeled

    Defined in Road Transport Act 1987, s 2

    “means that the whole weight of the vehicle is transmitted to the road by means of wheels. Appointment”

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  • whistleblower

    Defined in Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, s 2

    “means any person who makes a disclosure of improper conduct to the enforcement agency under section 6”

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  • whistleblower protection

    Defined in Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, s 2

    “means protection conferred to a whistleblower under this Act”

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  • wholesale

    Defined in Poisons Act 1952, s 2

    “means a sale to any person who intends to sell again and any sale by a licensed wholesaler authorized by paragraphs (d) to (k) inclusive of subsection 15(2)”

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  • wholesale dealing

    Defined in Control of Supplies Act 1961, s 2

    “means any sale of any article or food in whatever quantity for resale in the same form or state or as part of a manufactured product.”

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