Words starting with D

defendant

Defined in Married Women Act, s 3

“means the person liable to make payments under the maintenance order”

Also defined in 1 other Act

definition

Defined in Interpretation and General Clauses Act, s 3

“means the interpretation given by any written law to words or expressions”

degree

Defined in Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council Act, s 2

“means the academic distinction awarded by a higher education institution to a person at a Bachelor level, a Masters level or a Doctorate level after the successful achievement by him of a course of study conducted and designed by the …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

delegate

Defined in Co-Operative Societies Act, s 2

“means — (a) a representative of the individual members elected at a district meeting of members of a primary society in which the general meeting of members is replaced by a general meeting of delegates; or (b) a representative of a …”

delivery

Defined in Bills of Exchange Act, s 2

“means transfer of possession, actual or constructive, from one person to another”

demand liabilities

Defined in Currency and Monetary Order, 2004 (Formerly Known as Currency Act), s 2

“means the Board's currency notes and coins in circulation and its other demand liabilities”

denatured

Defined in Customs Order, 2006, s 2

“means effectually rendered unfit for human consumption to the satisfaction of the Controller; 11dutiable goods" means all goods subject to the payment of customs duty and on which such duty has not yet been paid”

denomination

Defined in Plant Varieties Protection Act, s 2

“means the distinguishing name or identification for a plant variety”

Dental Officer

Defined in Prisons Act, s 2

“means the Medical Officer or Dental Officer appointed under section 14”

dentist

Defined in Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act, s 2

“means any person professing to practise dentistry or holding himself out as ready and will-ing to treat patients for gain”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

department

Defined in Civil Aviation Act, s 2

“means the Department of Civil Aviation”

Also defined in 1 other Act

dependant

Defined in Employment Act, s 2

“means the following members of an employee’s family — (a) the wife; (b) the husband; (c) the father; (d) the mother; and (e) any child and any adopted child, living with or dependent on him”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

dependants

Defined in Fatal Accidents and Personal Injuries Act, s 18

“has the same meaning as in section 3(3).”

dependent Commonwealth territory

Defined in Interpretation and General Clauses Act, s 3

“means any territory for the international relations of which any member of the Commonwealth is responsible”

deposi~or

Defined in Finance Companies Act, s 2

“means a person entitled. or prospectively entitled. to repayment of a deposit whether made by him or not”

deposit

Defined in Finance Companies Act, s 2

“means a sum of money received or paid on terms - (a) under which it will be repaid, with or without interest. or at a premium or discount; or (b) under which it is repayable, either wholly or in part, with any consideration in money or …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

deposit liability

Defined in Banking Act, s 2

“means liability in respect of a deposit (as so construed), including where appropriate, a sum due as a debt to Banking the Authority by virtue of section 62(4), and “depositor” and related expressions shall be construed accordingly”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

deposit protection

Defined in Deposit Protection Act, s 2

“means the protection provided to the depositors of a member institution in case of its failure to pay its deposits”

depositor

Defined in Deposit Protection Act, s 2

“means a person — (a) whose account has been or is to be credited in respect of monies constituting a deposit or part of such deposit; or (b) to whom a member institution is liable in respect of an instrument issued for monies constituting …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Deputy Chairman

Defined in Institute of Brunei Technical Education Act, s 2

“means the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors appointed under section 7(3)”

Deputy Chairmen

Defined in Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board Act, s 2

“means the Deputy Chairmen of the Board of Directors referred to in section 5(2)(b)”

Deputy Commissioner

Defined in Cybersecurity Act, s 2

“means the Deputy Commissioner of Cybersecurity appointed under section 5(3)”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Deputy Director of the Bureau

Defined in Criminal Law (Preventive Detention) Act, s 1A

“means the Deputy Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau appointed under section 2A of the Misuse of Drugs Act”

Deputy Minister

Defined in Constitutional Matters I - Constitution of Brunei Darussalam, art 2

“means any person appointed under Clause (3) of Article 4”

Deputy Registrar

Defined in Persons with Disabilities Act, s 2

“means the Deputy Registrar of Persons with Disabilities appointed under section 4”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Deputy Sultan

Defined in Constitutional Matters I - Constitution of Brunei Darussalam, art 2

“means the person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 17 of the Succession and Regency Proclamation, 1959”

designate

Defined in Patents Act, s 2

“means designate the country or countries (in pursuance of the Patent Co-operation Treaty) in which protection is sought for the invention which is the subject of the application or patent”

designated area

Defined in Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam Act, s 2

“means - (a) any area of State Land in respect of which His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council has granted to the Authority mineral rights in accordance with section 19: (b) as from the appointed day, the areas in respect of …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

designated country

Defined in Extradition Act, s 2

“means a country specified in Schedule 2”

Also defined in 1 other Act

designated medical practitioner

Defined in Mental Health Act, s 2

“means a medical practitioner who is working in the psychiatric facility and who is designated by name or office in writing by the Director-General or such public officer as he may appoint, for the purposes of this Act”