Singapore legislation

Section 2

of Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act 1992

Section 2

Interpretation

Amended by39/2018

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under the National Environment Agency Act 2002;“authorised officer” means any person appointed by the Director‑General of Public Health under section 3(2) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;“common property” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004 and includes limited common property (within the meaning given by that Act), if any;“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;“manager”, in relation to a specified place, means the occupier of the specified place, and where there is no occupier, the owner of the specified place;“occupier” means —

(a)

in relation to a specified place — the person in occupation of the specified place or having the charge, management or control of the specified place; and (b)in relation to any part of any specified place, different parts of which are occupied by different persons — the person in occupation, or having the charge, management or control, of that part,but does not include a lodger;“operator”, in relation to a specified vehicle, means any owner, ticket or tour conductor, driver, ticket inspector or person who is in charge or control of the specified vehicle;“owner”, in relation to any place, has the meaning given by section 2 of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;“place” means any premises, structure or building, or any unenclosed area (including a road, pavement, wetland and any body of water), but not a vehicle, and includes part of a place;“public service vehicle” has the meaning given by the Road Traffic Act 1961;“publicly accessible place” means any place to which the public or a section of the public has access as of right, or by virtue of express or implied permission with or without payment of a fee;“residential premises or building” means any premises or building which is permitted to be used under the Planning Act 1998 or any other written law as a dwelling house or which is lawfully so used;“smoking” means inhaling and expelling the smoke of tobacco or any other substance and includes the holding of any cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other form of tobacco product which is alight or emitting smoke;“smoking facility” means an area or a room in a specified place that is designated under section 3C(3) by the manager of the specified place or the Director‑General as an area or a room within which smoking is permitted;“specified place” has the meaning given by section 3A(3) and includes every place prescribed as a specified place under section 3A(1);“specified vehicle” means a public service vehicle prescribed as a specified vehicle under section 3A(4), and includes any part of a specified vehicle;“statutory body” means a body corporate established by or under a public Act for a public purpose.

Definition

“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under the National Environment Agency Act 2002;

Definition

“authorised officer” means any person appointed by the Director‑General of Public Health under section 3(2) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;

Definition

“common property” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004 and includes limited common property (within the meaning given by that Act), if any;

Definition

“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;

Definition

“manager”, in relation to a specified place, means the occupier of the specified place, and where there is no occupier, the owner of the specified place;

Definition

“occupier” means —

(a)

in relation to a specified place — the person in occupation of the specified place or having the charge, management or control of the specified place; and (b)in relation to any part of any specified place, different parts of which are occupied by different persons — the person in occupation, or having the charge, management or control, of that part,but does not include a lodger;

Definition

“operator”, in relation to a specified vehicle, means any owner, ticket or tour conductor, driver, ticket inspector or person who is in charge or control of the specified vehicle;

Definition

“owner”, in relation to any place, has the meaning given by section 2 of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;

Definition

“place” means any premises, structure or building, or any unenclosed area (including a road, pavement, wetland and any body of water), but not a vehicle, and includes part of a place;

Definition

“public service vehicle” has the meaning given by the Road Traffic Act 1961;

Definition

“publicly accessible place” means any place to which the public or a section of the public has access as of right, or by virtue of express or implied permission with or without payment of a fee;

Definition

“residential premises or building” means any premises or building which is permitted to be used under the Planning Act 1998 or any other written law as a dwelling house or which is lawfully so used;

Definition

“smoking” means inhaling and expelling the smoke of tobacco or any other substance and includes the holding of any cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other form of tobacco product which is alight or emitting smoke;

Definition

“smoking facility” means an area or a room in a specified place that is designated under section 3C(3) by the manager of the specified place or the Director‑General as an area or a room within which smoking is permitted;

Definition

“specified place” has the meaning given by section 3A(3) and includes every place prescribed as a specified place under section 3A(1);

Definition

“specified vehicle” means a public service vehicle prescribed as a specified vehicle under section 3A(4), and includes any part of a specified vehicle;

Definition

“statutory body” means a body corporate established by or under a public Act for a public purpose.

Amended by39/2018