(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“appointed day” means the day appointed by the Minister under section 1;
“Board” means the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board established under section 3;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under section 5;
“Commissioner of Tourism” means the Commissioner of Tourism appointed under section 4 of the Tourism Industry Act 1992 [Act 482];
“Corporation” means the Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia established under the Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia Act 1972 [Act 72];
“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman appointed under section 5;
“Deputy Director General” means a Deputy Director General appointed under section 10;
“Director” means a Director appointed under section 10;
“Director General” means the Director General appointed under section 10;
“Fund” means the fund established under section 14;
“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for tourism;
“repealed Act” means the Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia Act 1972 and includes any regulations made thereunder;
“tourism enterprise” has the same meaning assigned to it under the Tourism Industry Act 1992.
(2) Any reference in this Act to “this Act” shall, unless otherwise expressly stated, be deemed to include a reference to any regulations, rules, order, notification or other subsidiary legislation made under this Act.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tafsiran
(1) Dalam Akta ini, melainkan jika konteksnya menghendaki makna yang lain—
“Akta termansuh” ertinya Akta Perbadanan Kemajuan Pelancongan Malaysia 1972 [Akta 72] dan termasuk mana-mana peraturanperaturan yang dibuat di bawahnya;
“hari ditetapkan” ertinya hari yang ditetapkan oleh Menteri di bawah seksyen 1;
“Ketua Pengarah” ertinya Ketua Pengarah yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 10;
“Kumpulan Wang” ertinya kumpulan wang yang ditubuhkan di bawah seksyen 14;
“Lembaga” ertinya Lembaga Penggalakan Pelancongan Malaysia yang ditubuhkan di bawah seksyen 3;
“Menteri” ertinya Menteri yang dipertanggungkan dengan tanggungjawab bagi pelancongan;
“Pengarah” ertinya Pengarah yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 10;
“Pengerusi” ertinya Pengerusi Lembaga yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 5;
“pengusahaan pelancongan” mempunyai erti yang sama yang diberikan kepadanya di bawah Akta Industri Pelancongan 1992 [Akta 482];
“Perbadanan” ertinya Perbadanan Kemajuan Pelancongan Malaysia yang ditubuhkan di bawah Akta Perbadanan Kemajuan Pelancongan Malaysia 1972;
“Pesuruhjaya Pelancongan” ertinya Pesuruhjaya Pelancongan yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 4 Akta Industri Pelancongan 1992;
“Timbalan Ketua Pengarah” ertinya Timbalan Ketua Pengarah yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 10;
“Timbalan Pengerusi” ertinya Timbalan Pengerusi yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 5.
(2) Apa-apa sebutan dalam Akta ini mengenai “Akta ini” hendaklah, melainkan jika disebutkan dengan nyata selainnya, disifatkan sebagai termasuk sebutan mengenai mana-mana peraturan-peraturan, kaedah-kaedah, perintah, pemberitahuan atau perundangan subsidiari lain yang dibuat di bawah Akta ini.
Text as at 1 May 2010 (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).
