Words starting with N

'next of kin

Defined in Probate and Administration Act, s 2

“includes persons entitled in their own right to property passing on the death of any person”

Nabi Allah

Defined in Syariah Penal Code, s 2

“means any Nabi Allah referred to in the Al-Qur’an and Sunnah”

name

Defined in Merchant Shipping Order, 2002, s 2

“includes a surname; II)1”

National Curriculum

Defined in Education Act, s 2

“means the curriculum provided in section 20”

national interest

Defined in Personal Data Protection Order, 2025, s 2

“includes national defence, national security, public security, the maintenance of essential services and the conduct of international affairs”

naval auxiliary

Defined in Maritime Offences (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act, s 2

“includes military and air force”

naval material

Defined in Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act, s 2

“includes — (a) parts of, and components of or accessories for ships, whether for the time being in ships or not; (b) engines, armaments, ammunition and bombs and other missiles of any description in, or for use in, ships; (c) any other …”

navigable airspace

Defined in Civil Aviation Act, s 2

“means airspace above the minimum altitudes of flight, including airspace needed to insure safety in the take-off and landing of aircraft”

nazar

Defined in Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act, s 2

“means an expressed vow to do any act or to dedicate property for any purpose allowed by Muslim law”

nazar am

Defined in Religious Council and Kadis Courts Act, s 2

“means a nazar intended wholly or in part for the benefit of the Muslim community generally or part thereof, as opposed to an individual or individuals”

negative

Defined in Evidence Act, s 3

“means a transparent negative photograph on any substance or material, and includes any transparent negative photograph made from the original negative photograph. A fact is said to be “proved” when, after considering the matters before it …”

negotiable instrument

Defined in Secured Transactions Act, s 3

“means — (a) a bill of exchange or promissory note within the meaning of the Bills of Exchange Act; or (b) any other writing that evidences a right to payment of money and is of a kind that, in the ordinary course of business, is …”

net Brunei Darussalam rate

Defined in Income Tax Act, s 2

“means the rate referred to in section 36(2)”

net contributions income

Defined in Takaful Order, 2008, s 2

“means the contributions receivable under contracts of takaful or re-takaful after deducting any contributions payable for re-takaful arranged in respect of such contracts of takaful or re-takaful”

net head office funds

Defined in Banking Act, s 2

“means the aggregate of its issued and paid-up capital (or its equivalent recognised by the Authority as applicable to the bank under the laws of the country or territory in which the bank is incorporated, formed or established) and its …”

net premium income

Defined in Insurance Order, 2006, s 2

“means the premiums receivable under contracts of insurance or reinsurance after deducting any premiums payable for reinsurance arranged in respect of such contracts or insurance or reinsurance”

net weight

Defined in Road Traffic Act, s 2

“means the actual weight of a motor vehicle when unladen, but inclusive of the weight of the body, the full amount of water, fuel and accumulators which can be normally carried and used for the purposes of propulsion, the normal full …”

netting

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems (Finality and Netting) Act, s 2

“means the conversion into one net claim or one net obligation of claims and obligations resulting from transfer orders which a participant either issues to, or receives from, one or more other participants with the result that only a net …”

new trade or business

Defined in Investment Incentives Order, 2001, s 3

“means the trade or business of a pioneer enterprise deemed under section 8 to have been set up and commenced on the day following the end of its tax relief period”

newspaper

Defined in Newspapers Act, s 2

“means any publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or any remarks, observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence or occurrences, or to any other matter of public interest, or any magazine, comic …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

no national status

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

“means the status in which a person is neither a national or citizen of Brunei Darussalam nor a national or citizen of any other State or country”

non-bailable offence

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code, s 2

“means an offence other than a bailable offence”

Also defined in 1 other Act

non-contentious business

Defined in Legal Profession Act, s 2

“means any business done as an advocate and solicitor which is not contentious business as defined by this section”

non-contentious or common form probate busi-ness

Defined in Probate and Administration Act, s 2

“means the business of obtaining probate and administration where there is no contention as to the right thereto, including the passing of probate and administratiOQS through the High Court in contentious cases where the contest has been …”

non-ionising radiation

Defined in Radiation Protection Act, s 2

“means electromagnetic radiation and fields with wavelengths greater than 100 nanometers and all acoustic radiation and fields with frequencies below 16 Hz and above 16 kHz”

Non-Oil Deficit

Defined in Sustainability Fund Act, s 2

“means the difference between Non-Oil Revenue and the total budgeted expenditure for the following financial year. Interest earnings and capital gains on assets originating from oil revenue, gas revenue or both shall be excluded from the …”

Non-Oil Revenue

Defined in Sustainability Fund Act, s 2

“means all revenue to the Government other than Oil Based Revenues”

non-seizable case

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code, s 2

“means a case in which a police oficer may not ordinarily arrest without warrant according to the third column of Schedule 1 or under the provisions of any other written law for the time being in force”

non-seizable offence

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code, s 2

“means an offence for which and”

note

Defined in Bills of Exchange Act, s 2

“means promissory note”