Any reference to “corporation” in this Act means any body corporate formed or incorporated or existing in Malaysia or outside Malaysia and includes any foreign company, limited liability
partnership and foreign limited liability partnership but does not include—
(a) any body corporate that is incorporated in Malaysia and is by notice of the Minister published in the Gazette, declared to be a public authority or an instrumentality or agency of the Government of Malaysia or of any State or to be a body corporate which is not incorporated for commercial purposes;
(b) any corporation sole;
(c) any society registered under any written law relating to co-operative societies; or
(d) any trade union registered under any written law as a trade union.
Malay text (authoritative)
Takrif “perbadanan”
Apa-apa sebutan mengenai “perbadanan” dalam Akta ini ertinya mana-mana pertubuhan perbadanan yang dibentuk atau diperbadankan atau wujud di Malaysia atau di luar Malaysia dan termasuk mana-mana syarikat asing, perkongsian liabiliti terhad dan perkongsian liabiliti terhad asing tetapi tidak termasuk—
(a) mana-mana pertubuhan perbadanan yang diperbadankan di Malaysia dan yang melalui notis oleh Menteri yang disiarkan dalam Warta, diisytiharkan sebagai pihak berkuasa awam atau suatu perantaraan atau agensi Kerajaan Malaysia atau mana-mana Negeri atau menjadi pertubuhan perbadanan yang tidak diperbadankan bagi maksud perdagangan;
(b) mana-mana perbadanan tunggal;
(c) mana-mana pertubuhan yang didaftarkan di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang berhubungan dengan koperasi; atau
(d) mana-mana kesatuan sekerja yang didaftarkan di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis sebagai suatu kesatuan sekerja.
Text as at 1 August 2022 (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).
