principal employer

"principal employer" means the owner of an industry or the person with whom an employee has entered into a contract of service and includes- (a) a manager, agent or person responsible for the payment of salary or wages to an employee; (b) the occupier of a place of work; (c) the legal representative of a deceased owner or occupier; and (d) any government in Malaysia, department of any such government, local authority or statutory body;
ACT 514 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1994
3. Interpretation.

principal employer

(19) "principal employer" means the owner of an industry or the person with whom an employee has entered into a contract of service or apprenticeship and includes - (a) a manager, agent or person responsible for the payment of salary or wages to an employee; (b) the occupier of a factory; (c) the legal representative of a deceased owner or occupier; (d) any government in Malaysia, department of any such government, local authority or statutory body and, where an employee is employed with any such government, department, authority or body or with any officer on behalf of any such government, department, authority or body, the officer under whom such employee is working: Provided that no such officer shall be personally liable under this Act for anything in good faith done or omitted to be done by him as an officer of such employer;
ACT 4 - EMPLOYEES SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1969
2. Definitions.