Singapore legislation
Clause 2
of Census Bill
Clause 2
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Minister” means the Minister for Finance;“census officer” means any person appointed under section 4, 5 or 6;“dwelling-house” means a building, erection or tenement, whether permanent or temporary, which is wholly or partly used for the purpose of human habitation and includes any ship or vessel in Singapore;“schedule” means a schedule in the prescribed form in which are, or are to be, entered the prescribed particulars required for the purposes of a census;“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Census appointed under section 4.
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“Minister” means the Minister for Finance;
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“census officer” means any person appointed under section 4, 5 or 6;
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“dwelling-house” means a building, erection or tenement, whether permanent or temporary, which is wholly or partly used for the purpose of human habitation and includes any ship or vessel in Singapore;
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“schedule” means a schedule in the prescribed form in which are, or are to be, entered the prescribed particulars required for the purposes of a census;
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“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Census appointed under section 4.