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Laws of Malaysia
Act 694
Interpretation
3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“member of a State Legislative Assembly” includes an officer of a public body who is a member of a State Executive Council by virtue of his office;
“member of the administration” has the meaning assigned to it in Clause (2) of Article 160 of the Federal Constitution;
“public body” includes—
- (a) the Government of Malaysia;
- (b) the Government of a State;
- (c) any local authority and any other statutory authority;
- (d) any department, service or undertaking of the Government of Malaysia, the Government of a State, or a local authority;
- (e) any society registered under subsection 7(1) of the Societies Act 1966 [Act 335];
- (f) any branch of a registered society established under section 12 of the Societies Act 1966;
- (g) any sports body registered under section 17 of the Sports Development Act 1997 [Act 576];
- (h) any co-operative society registered under section 7 of the Co-operative Societies Act 1993 [Act 502];
- (i) any trade union registered under section 12 of the Trade Unions Act 1959 [Act 262];
- (j) any youth society registered under section 9 of the Youth Societies and Youth Development Act 2007 [Act 668];
- (k) any company or subsidiary company over which or in which any public body as is referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) has controlling power or interest; or
- (l) any society, union, organization or body as the Minister may prescribe from time to time by order published in the Gazette;
