Short title, application and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation Act 2007.
(2) This Act applies to Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territories of Putrajaya and Labuan.
(3) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“member of the Corporation” means a member of the Corporation appointed under section 5;
“committee” means a committee established by the Corporation under section 11;
“Chief Executive Officer” means the chief executive officer of the Corporation;
“Director General” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 [Act 672];
“Fund” means the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation Fund established under section 27;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for solid waste and public cleansing management;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Corporation appointed under section 5;
“Corporation” means the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation established under section 3;
“public cleansing management services” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007;
“solid waste management services” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007;
“company” has the meaning assigned to it in section 4 of the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125];
“solid waste and public cleansing management laws” means this Act and the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007, and includes any subsidiary legislations made under those laws.