Words starting with B

baggage

Defined in Infectious Diseases Act, s 2

“means the personal effects of a traveller or of a crew member of a vessel”

bailable offence

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code, s 2

“means an offence shown as bailable in Schedule 1 to this Code or which is made bailable by any other written law for the time being in force”

Also defined in 1 other Act

bailiff

Defined in Insolvency Act, s 152

“includes any officer charged with the execution of a writ or other process”

Also defined in 1 other Act

balance sheet

Defined in Companies Act, s 120A

“means the balance sheet, -. by whatever name called, prepared in accordance with the Accounting Standards”

baligh

Defined in Syariah Penal Code, s 2

“has the same meaning assigned to it under section 3(1) of the Syariah Courts Evidence Order, 2001”

bank

Defined in Asian Development Bank Act, s 2

“means the Asian Development Bank”

Also defined in 10 other Acts

bank holiday

Defined in Bills of Exchange Act, s 2

“includes any day declared to be such under any written law and any Friday and Sunday”

bank note

Defined in Stamp Act, s 2

“includes — (a) any bill of exchange or promissory note issued by any banker for the payment of money to the bearer on demand; and (b) any bill of exchange or promissory note so issued which entitles or is intended to entitle the bearer or …”

banker

Defined in Coin (Import and Export) Act, s 2

“means any company incorporated in Brunei including any company registered under S.99/59 Short title Interpreta-tion Part IX of the Companies Act and carrying on the cap. business of banking under a licence issued under any written law in …”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

banking business

Defined in Banking Act, s 2

“means business which consists of or includes the receiving of deposits or other repayable funds from the public and the granting of credits for its own account and includes the following activities — (a) financial leasing; (b) money …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

bankrupt

Defined in Bills of Exchange Act, s 2

“includes any person whose estate is vested in a trustee or assignee under the law for the time being in force relating to bankruptcy”

bankruptcy

Defined in Merchant Shipping Order, 2002, s 2

“includes insolvency”

Basel Convention

Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act, s 2

“means the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and any amendment or protocol thereto which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government, a copy of the English text …”

Basel export permit

Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act, s 2

“means a permit given in accordance with the Basel Convention permitting the export of hazardous or other waste”

Basel import permit

Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act, s 2

“means a permit given in accordance with the Basel Convention permitting the import of hazardous or other waste; Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit)”

Basel permit

Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act, s 2

“means a Basel export permit, a Basel import permit or a Basel transit permit”

Basel transit permit

Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act, s 2

“means a permit given in accordance with the Basel Convention permitting the carrying out of one or more transit proposals relating to hazardous or other waste”

basic rate of pay

Defined in Employment Act, s 2

“means the total amount of money (including salary adjustments and increments) to which an employee is entitled under his contract of service either for working for a period of time, that is, for one hour, one day, one week, one month or …”

bearer

Defined in Bills of Exchange Act, s 2

“means the person in possession of a bill or note which is payable to bearer”

beauty and health establishment

Defined in Beauty and Health Establishments Act, s 2

“means any premises that provide any one or a combination of the services or facilities set out in Schedule 1”

beneficial interest

Defined in Merchant Shipping Order, 2002, s 2

“includes interests arising under contract and other equitable interests”

benefit

Defined in Old Age Pensions and Disability Allowances Act (Formerly Known as Old Age and Disability Pensions Act), s 2

“means the pension and allowance referred to in section 7”

benefit period

Defined in Employment Act, s 90

“means the period referred to in section 91(2).”

berian

Defined in Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act, s 2

“means the optional marriage settlement made by the husband on the wife at the time of the marriage in cash or in kind”

bermastautin

Defined in Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code, s 2

“means permanently or ordinarily residing in a certain area”

bermukim

Defined in Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code, s 2

“means residing without the intention to bermastautin in a certain area whilst not being a traveller”

bill

Defined in Bills of Exchange Act, s 2

“means bill of exchange”

bill of exchange

Defined in Stamp Act, s 2

“includes draft, order and letter of credit, and any document or writing (except a bank note or cheque) entitling or purporting to entitle any person, whether named therein or not, to payment by any other person of, or to draw upon any …”

bill of lading

Defined in Stamp Act, s 2

“means any instrument signed by the owner of a vessel or his agent acknowledging the receipt of goods therein described and undertaking to deliver the same at a place and to a person therein mentioned or indicated or to order”

block exemption

Defined in Competition Act, s 2

“has the meaning assigned to it in section 15(5)”