Words starting with P

private community mental health centre

Defined in Mental Health Act, s 2

“means any premises appointed to be a private community mental health centre under section 30(b)”

private community psychiatric residence

Defined in Mental Health Act, s 2

“means any premises appointed to be a private community psychiatric residence under section 26(b)”

private company

Defined in Companies Act, s 2

“means - (a) any company which immediately prior to 3 1 st December 201 0, being the date of commencement of the Companies Act (Amendment) Order, 201 0 (S 1 18/20 1 O), was a private company; @) any company incorporated as a private company …”

private educational institution

Defined in Education Act, s 2

“means an educational institution which is not a government educational institution”

private key

Defined in Electronic Transactions Act, s 2

“means the key of a key pair used to create a digital signature”

private part

Defined in Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code, s 70

“means the genital or anal area and includes the breasts in the case of a woman.”

private psychiatric facility

Defined in Mental Health Act, s 2

“means any premises appointed to be a private psychiatric facility under section 4(1)”

private trust

Defined in Personal Data Protection Order, 2025, s 2

“means a trust for the benefit of one or more designated individuals who are friends, or members of the family, of the settlor”

Privy Council

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

“means the Privy Council established by Clause (1) of Article 5”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

probate

Defined in Probate and Administration Act, s 77

“include confirmation in Scotland, and any instrument hav-ing in any other part of the Commonwealth the same effect which under English law is given to probate and letters of administration respectively”

probation officer

Defined in Offenders (Probation and Community Service) Act, s 12

“mean respectively the probation officer and volunteer probation officer responsible for the supervision of the probationer. Community service order.”

procedural representative

Defined in Plant Varieties Protection Act, s 2

“means a person who is resident or has an office in Brunei Darussalam and who is appointed by the breeder of that variety to act on his behalf in respect of the making of any application for, or any proceedings relating to, a grant of …”

proceedings

Defined in Personal Data Protection Order, 2025, s 2

“means any civil, criminal or administrative proceedings by or before a court, tribunal or regulatory authority that is related to the allegation of - (aJ a breach of an agreement; 13 8th. JANUARY, 2025 (b) a contravention of any written …”

proceeds

Defined in Secured Transactions Act, s 3

“means identifiable or traceable personal property received as a result of sale, other disposition, collection, lease or licence of the collateral, including proceeds of proceeds, civil and natural fruits, dividends, distributions …”

process

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

“means any summons, warrant, order or other document in respect of a criminal matter issued - (a/ out of any court of Brunei Darussalam, any Judge or Registrar of the Supreme Court, or any judicial officer of the Court of Magistrate; or (b/ …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

processed fish

Defined in Fisheries Act, s 2

“means fish that has been cured, cooked, frozen or preserved in any manner and includes any product derived or manufactured wholly or partly from fish”

processing

Defined in Personal Data Protection Order, 2025, s 2

“means the carrying out of any operation or set of operations in relation to the personal data, and includes any of the following - (a} collection; (b) recording; (c) holding or storage; (d) organisation, structuring, adaptation or …”

processing establishment

Defined in Wholesome Meat Order, 2011, s 2

“means any factory, plant or other premises where meat and meat products, as the case may be, are processed for distribution to wholesalers or retailers or for export”

procession

Defined in Public Order Act, s 2

“means a procession of five or more persons or three or more vehicles or vessels”

Proclamation

Defined in Interpretation and General Clauses Act, s 3

“includes a Proclamation made by or under the authority of the Military Commander during the period of the British Military Administration”

product

Defined in Industrial Co-Ordination Order, 2001, s 2

“means any article, thing, substance or service produced as a result of any manufacturing activity. Licence required for manufacturing activity.”

product licence

Defined in Medicines Act, s 2

“has the meaning ascribed to it by sections 11 and 15, and includes any provisional licence under section 17”

production date

Defined in Investment Incentives Order, 2001, s 3

“means the date specified in its pioneer certificate under subsection (3) or (4) of section 5”

production sharing agreement

Defined in Income Tax (Petroleum) Act, s 2

“means any petroleum mining agreement described as such and entered into by a State Party in accordance with the Petroleum Mining Act”

productive equipment

Defined in Investment Incentives Order, 2001, s 3

“means machinery or plant which would normally qualify for deduction under sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Income Tax Act”

productivity

Defined in National Retirement Scheme Act, s 2

“means the cumulative months of contributions in the retirement account”

profession

Defined in Town Planners Registration Order, 2014, s 2

“means the town planning profession”

professional body

Defined in Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council Act, s 2

“means any body established under any written law for the purposes of regulating a profession and its qualifications or any similar body recognised by the Government as having a professional status”

professional engineering services

Defined in Architects, Professional Engineers and Quantity Surveyors Act, s 2

“means consultancy or advisory services that require a person to engage in professional engineering work”

professional engineering work

Defined in Architects, Professional Engineers and Quantity Surveyors Act, s 2

“includes any service, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or responsible supervision of construction or operation in connection with any public or privately owned public utilities, buildings, machines, equipment …”