Destitute Person'S Act 1977 s 2
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s 2 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“begging” means any conduct calculated to induce the giving of alms, whether or not there is any pretence of singing, playing, performing, offering anything for sale or otherwise;
“destitute person” means—
(a) any person found begging in a public place in such a way as to cause or to be likely to cause annoyance to persons frequenting the place or otherwise to create a nuisance; or
(b) any idle person found in a public place, whether or not he is begging, who has no visible means of subsistence or place of residence or is unable to give a satisfactory account of himself;
“Director General” means the Director General of Social Welfare, and includes a State Director of Social Welfare and the Director of Social Welfare, Federal Territory;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for welfare services;
“Superintendent” means a person having the management or control of any welfare home;
“welfare home” means any institution, or part thereof, established under this Act for the reception, care and rehabilitation of destitute persons.
Malay text (authoritative)
Dalam Akta ini, melainkan jika kandungan ayatnya Tafsiran. menghendaki makna yang lain— "Ketua Pengarah" ertinya Ketua Pengarah Kebajikan Masyarakat, dan termasuklah seseorang Pengarah Kebajikan Masyarakat Negeri dan Pengarah Kebajikan Masyarakat Wilayah Persekutuan; "mengemis" ertinya apa-apa kelakuan yang dikira akan mendorong pemberian sedekah, samada atau tidak ada perbuatan pura-pura menyanyi, bermain, berlakun, menawarkan sesuatu untuk jualan atau selainnya; "Menteri" ertinya Menteri yang bertanggungjawab bagi perkhıdmatan-perkhidmatan kebajıkan; "orang papa" ertinya- • (a) seseorang yang didapati mengemis di sesuatu tempat awam dengan sebegitu cara hingga menyebabkan atau mungkin menyebabkan kegusaran kepada orang-orang yang lazim mengunjungi tempat itu atau pun hingga mengadakan kacauganggu; atau
(S.2-5] asa bagi ki escorang apa tinggal i rumah cbajikan. nn clet; 04/71 Masuk ccara ukarcla c rumah kebajikan. Menteri bolch menubuh. Kan rumahrumah kebajikan. Aktл 183
(b) seseorang peleser yang dijumpai di sesuatu tempat awam, samada atau tidak ia mengemis, yang tidak mempunyai mata pencarian pada zahirnya atau tempat tinggal atau yang tidak dapat menyatakan "Penguasa" ertinya seseorang yang mengurus atau mengawal sesuatu rumah kebajikan; "rumah kebajikan" ertinya sesuatu institusi, atau sebahamian dana, danjaşaadaditemilkakani baango oang imapatuk
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
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).
