Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.
s 2 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“broadcasting by means of radio communication” means publication for general reception by means of a radio communication within the meaning of the *Telecommunications Act 1950 [Act 20], and includes the transmission simultaneously by telecommunication line in accordance with a licence granted in that behalf under the Telecommunications Act of words broadcast by means of radio communication;
“newspaper” means any paper containing public news or observations thereon or consisting wholly or mainly of advertisements which is printed for sale and is published in Malaysia either periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding thirty-six days;
“public meeting” means a meeting bona fide and lawfully held for a lawful purpose and for the furtherance or discussion of any matter of public concern whether the admission to the meeting is general or restricted;
“words” includes pictures, visual images, gestures and other methods of signifying meaning.
*NOTE—The Telecommunications Act 1950 [Act 20] has since been repealed by the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [Act 588]–see section 273 of Act 588.
Malay text (authoritative)
Dalam Akta ini, melainkan jika konteksnya Tafsiran menghendaki makna yang laın— "mesyuarat awam" ertinya suatu mesyuarat yang diadakan bona fıde dan menurut undang-undang bagı maksud yang sah di sisi undang-undang dan bagi memajukan atau membincangkan apa-apa perkara mengenai urusan awam sama ada kemasukan ke mesyuarat itu adalah umum atau terhad; "penyiaran dengan cara komunikasi radio" ertinya penerbitan bagi penerimaan am dengan cara komunikasi radio dalam erti Akta Telekomunikasi . Akıa 20. 1950, dan termasuk pancaran serentak melalui talian telekomunikasi mengikut lesen yang diberi bagi maksud itu di bawah Akta Telekomunikasi mengenai perkataan-perkataan yang disiarkan dengan cara komunikasi radio; "perkataan-perkataan" meliputi gambar, imei visual, isyarat, dan cara-cara lain untuk menyatakan maksud; "suratkhabar" ertinya nencanauno ta-terita apa-pata ertmer ating ne arandun atbu ia-beaita agi kestarupemeyhatar sebahagian besarnya iklan-iklan yang dicetak untuk
[S. 2-6] dijual dan disiarkan di Malaysia sama ada secara berkala atau dalam bahagian atau dalam bilangan pada lat tempoh yang tidak melebihi tiga puluh enam hari. Pernyataan yang disiarkan.
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).
