Short title and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Malaysian Health Promotion Board Act 2006. (2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act.
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “grants” means a sum of money awarded to any registered society by the Board to meet the expenses, partly or wholly, of any health promotion activities or programmes to be carried out by that society; “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Board appointed under section 9; “Fund” means the Malaysian Health Promotion Fund established under section 17; “Board” means the Malaysian Health Promotion Board established under section 3; “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for health; “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under section 5; “health promotion” refers to any action or activity which strengthens the health skills and capabilities of individuals, groups and communities as well as enhances social and environmental conditions so as to improve their health status. *NOTE—This Act is not yet in force.
Provisions on this page are reproduced verbatim from official open data. See the attribution line.
Text as at 1 July 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated. Read the official text ↗
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).