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Laws of Malaysia
(d)
ACT 574
a recording, or transmission, over a distance of any matter
by any, or any combination, of the means mentioned in
paragraph (a), (b) or (c),
or by more than one of the means mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b), (c)
and (d), intended to be used or which may be used for the purpose of
expressing, describing, or howsoever representing, that matter.
(2) For the purposes of this section—
(a)
“film” includes a microfilm and any negative;
(b)
“microfilm” means any transparent material bearing a
visual image in reduced size either singly or as a series and
includes a microfiche;
(c)
“negative” means a transparent negative photograph on any
substance or material, and includes any transparent
negative photograph made from the original negative
photograph.
ILLUSTRATIONS
A writing is a document.
Words printed, lithographed or photographed are documents.
A map, plan, graph or sketch is a document.
An inscription on wood, metal, stone or any other substance, material or
thing is a document.
A drawing, painting, picture or caricature is a document.
A photograph or a negative is a document.
A tape recording of a telephonic communication, including a recording of
such communication transmitted over distance, is a document.
A photographic or other visual recording, including a recording of a
photographic or other visual transmission over a distance, is a document.