Clause 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health appointed under the provisions of section 4 of this Act and includes a Deputy Commissioner of Public Health or an Assistant Commissioner of Public Health appointed under the said section;“Director” means the Director of Medical Services and includes the Deputy Director of Medical Services in charge of the Public Health Division of the Ministry of Health;“disease-bearing insect” includes any insect carrying or causing, or capable of carrying or causing, any disease of human beings or domestic animals, and includes the eggs, larvae and pupae of such insect;“Medical Officer of Health” means any registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a Health Officer in any area or district in Singapore or the port limits thereof, and includes the Airport Health Officer, the Port Health Officer and any registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government who is engaged in vector control duties;“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant, and includes the Government;“premises” means messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority, and includes any place or structure, or any part thereof, used or intended to be used for human habitation or for employment or any other purpose whatsoever;“public health auxiliary” means a public health inspector, public health assistant or public health overseer in the service of the Government, or other public officer authorised by the Director to carry out the duties imposed upon a public health auxiliary by or under this Act;“vessel” includes all classes of ships and aircraft.