Back

Statutory Definitions

competent authority

"competent authority" means any person or authority vested with the power to commit a person to prison under any written law;
ACT 537 - PRISON ACT 1995
2. Interpretation.

competent authority

"competent authority" means the duly authorized servant or agent of a government of any territory outside Malaysia with which the Government of Malaysia has entered into a double taxation arrangement.
PU(A) 311/2009 - INCOME TAX (REQUEST FOR INFORMATION) RULES 2009
2. Interpretation

competent authority

"competent authority" means any government or statutory body carrying out the functions of, on behalf of, or sanctioned by, the Government;
ACT 602 - GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS ACT 2000
2. Interpretation.

competent authority

"competent authority", means the Armed Forces Council or any officer appointed by the Armed Forces Council in that behalf;
ACT 77 - ARMED FORCES ACT 1972
2. Interpretation.

competent authority

"competent authority" means the competent authority appointed by the Minister by order published in the Gazette in respect of any one or more prohibited places or class of prohibited places;
ACT 88 - OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1972
2. Interpretation.

competent authority

"competent authority" means the duly authorized servant or agent of a government of any territory outside Malaysia with which the Government of Malaysia has entered into a double taxation arrangement.
PU(A) 219/2011 - INCOME TAX (EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION) RULES 2011
2. Interpretation

competent authority

"competent authority" means any authority competent under any law for the time being in force to register any company, firm or other body of persons, or any trade mark or design, or to grant a patent;
ACT 414 - EMBLEMS AND NAMES (PREVENTION OF IMPROPER USE) ACT 1963 (Revised 1989)
2. Interpretation.

competent authority

(3) For the purpose of this section, "competent authority" means a competent authority named by the Minister after obtaining the agreement of the competent authority.
ACT 730 - TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT 2011
29. Informative marking and certification orders

competent authority

"competent authority" means the Armed Forces Council or any person appointed by the Armed Forces Council in that behalf;
ACT 425 - NATIONAL SERVICE ACT 1952 (Revised 1990)
11S. Interpretation of Part VA.

competent authority

"competent authority" means a person vested with the power to issue a licence or permit under any written law with respect to the holding of any procession or meeting;
PU 239/1966 - INTERNAL SECURITY (RESTRICTIONS ON PROCESSIONS AND MEETINGS IN A SECURITY AREA) REGULATIONS, 1966
2. Interpretation.

competent authority

(j) the term "competent authority" means: (i) in the case of Malaysia, the Minister of Finance or his authorised representative; and (ii) in the case of the State of Qatar, the Minister of Economy and Finance, or his authorised representative;
PU(A) 405/2008 - DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF (THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF QATAR) ORDER 2008
2. Double taxation relief

competent authority

"competent authority" means any officer of the Food Safety and Quality Division of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia or any officer of the Food Safety and Quality Unit of the State Health Department, designated by the Minister for the purposes of these Regulations.
PU(A) 092/2009 - FOOD (ISSUANCE OF HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR EXPORT OF FISH AND FISH PRODUCT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION) REGULATIONS 2009
2. Interpretation

competent authority

"competent authority" means, in relation to Malaysia, the Director General and, in relation to any other State, the authority responsible under the law of that State for promoting the safety of civil aviation;
PU(A) 139/1996 - CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1996
2. Interpretation.

competent authority

"competent authority" means the person appointed under subsection 7(1);
ACT 613 - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCING ACT 2001
3. Interpretation.

Back