Words starting with O

oath

Defined in Bankruptcy Act, s 2

“includes affirmation, declaration and attestation on honour”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

objectionable

Defined in Undesirable Publications Act, s 2

“has the meaning assigned to it by section 2B”

objector

Defined in Plant Varieties Protection Act, s 46

“means the person who gave the notice under section 47 as a result of the giving of which the goods were seized”

obligation

Defined in Specific Relief Act, s 2

“includes every duty enforceable by law”

obscene

Defined in Undesirable Publications Act, s 2

“has the meaning assigned to it by section 2A”

occupancy order

Defined in Building Control Act, s 33

“means the occupancy order made by the Authority under section 35(2)(a).”

occupation permit

Defined in Building Control Act, s 2

“means a permit issued under section 16”

occupational disease

Defined in Workplace Safety and Health Act, s 4

“means any disease specified in Schedule 3”

occupier

Defined in Building Control Act, s 2

“means the person in occupation of the building or having the charge, management or control thereof, either on his own account or as agent of another, but does not include any lodger within the building”

Also defined in 8 other Acts

offence

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code, s 2

“means any act or omission made punishable by any other written law for the time being in force…”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

offensive weapon

Defined in Public Order Act, s 2

“includes any instrument which if used as a weapon of offence is likely to cause hurt”

office-bearer

Defined in Societies Act, s 2

“means any person who is the president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer of any society or any branch thereof, or who is a member of a committee or governing body of any society or any branch thereof who holds in such society or …”

officer

Defined in Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act, s 2

“means any person commissioned into the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this Act but does not include any person serving under any loan agreement or contract with the Government”

Also defined in 5 other Acts

officer cadet

Defined in Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act, s 2

“means an officer who is undergoing such training course as may be determined by the competent authority”

officer commanding a Police District

Defined in Protected Areas and Protected Places Act, s 2

“means the officer appointed to perform the duties of that office and when such officer is unable through absence, illness or otherwise to perform his duties, means the police officer present…”

Officer Commanding Police District

Defined in Public Order Act, s 2

“means the officer appointed to perform the duties of that ofice and when such officer is unable through absence, illness or otherwise to perform his duties, means the police officer present and acting in the Police District who is next in …”

officer in charge

Defined in Mental Health Act, s 2

“means the person responsible for the management and control of a psychiatric facility and for the supervision of the medical staff, nursing staff, technical staff and ancillary staff employed in that facility”

officer in charge of a police district

Defined in Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code, s 2

“means the oflicer appointed to perform the duties of that office and when such officer is absent therefrom or unable from illness to perform his duties, the police officer present and acting in the police district who is next in rank below …”

officer in charge of prison

Defined in Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code, s 2

“means the Officer-in-Charge of any prison as defined under the Prisons Act (Chapter 5 1)”

officer of customs

Defined in Customs Order, 2006, s 2

“means- (a) the Controller; (b) any Deputy Controller, Assistant Controller, Senior Superintendent, Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of Customs and Excise appointed under section 3; and (c) the persons …”

Also defined in 11 other Acts

officer of excise

Defined in Excise Order, 2006, s 2

“means any officer of customs as defined in subsection (1) of section 2 of the Customs Order, 2006”

officer of the Bureau

Defined in Intoxicating Substances Act, s 2

“means the Director or any officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

Officer-in-Charge

Defined in Prisons Act, s 2

“means any prison officer not below the rank of Principal Officer who is in charge of any prisons”

officers of the Marine Department

Defined in Merchant Shipping Order, 2002, s 2

“means the officers for the time being appointed to be officers of the Marine Department under section 4”

official record

Defined in Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Order, 2005, s 2

“means a document held by a Government department or agency or a prosecution authority”

Offshore State Land

Defined in Petroleum Mining Act, s 2

“means State Land within the area of the Continental Shelf”

oil

Defined in Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act, s 2

“means any persistent hydrocarbon mineral oil such as crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil and lubricating oil, whether carried on board a ship as cargo or in the bunkers of ship”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Oil Based Revenue Projection

Defined in Sustainability Fund Act, s 2

“means the total Oil Based Revenues used as an underlying assumption for the annual budget estimates, as recommended for approval by the Minister”

Oil Based Revenues

Defined in Sustainability Fund Act, s 2

“means the revenues to the Government derived from the oil and gas sector through all tax and non-tax channels, including all production based, equity based and profit-based instruments, as well as through bonuses and rental payments”

oil residues

Defined in Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Order, 2005, s 2

“means any waste material consisting of, or arising from, oil or oily mixture”