Clause 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Controller” means the Controller of Martial Arts appointed under section 3 and includes an Assistant Controller of Martial Arts appointed under that section;

“firm” has the same meaning as in the Business Registration Act, 1973 (Act 36 of 1973);

“identity card” has the same meaning as in the National Registration Act (Cap. 45);

“instructor” means a person who instructs another person in any form of martial art;

“instructor’s certificate” means a certificate issued to an instructor under the provisions of subsection (4) of section 25;

“martial art” includes akido, bersilat, jiu-jitsu, judo, karate, kendo, kung-fu, taekwon-do or a combination or variation thereof;

“martial art association” means any association, club, society, company or firm —

“officer” means the president, secretary, treasurer or a partner of a martial art association and includes a member of a committee or sub-committee thereof concerned with the provision of instruction in any form of martial art by such association or by any officer, employee or member thereof, and also includes persons holding positions analogous to those of the president, secretary or treasurer of the association;

“place of business” means the place where the records and books of account of a martial art association are kept;

“place of instruction” means any place or premises at which an instructor instructs any other person in any form of martial art;

“society” has the same meaning as in the Societies Act (Cap. 262);

“trainee” means a person who receives instruction in any form of martial art.

The Minister may from time to time by notification in the Gazette declare any other art of pugilism, fighting, boxing or self-defence to be a martial art for the purposes of this Act.