2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of assessors under section 11;“assessor’s determination” means a determination by an assessor under section 13 on an application under section 12;“construction contract” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap. 30B);“COVID‑19” means the infectious disease known as Coronavirus Disease 2019;“COVID‑19 event” means —

the COVID‑19 epidemic or pandemic; or

the operation of or compliance with any law of Singapore or another country or territory, or an order or direction of the Government or any statutory body, or of the government or other public authority of another country or territory, being any law, order or direction that is made by reason of or in connection with COVID‑19;“event contract” means a contract for the provision of a venue, accommodation, amenities, transport, entertainment, catering or other goods or services for —

a business meeting, incentive travel, conference, exhibition, sales event, concert, show, wedding, party or other social gathering, or sporting event; or

the participants, attendees, guests, patrons or spectators of any of the events mentioned in paragraph (a);“Minister” means —

except as provided in paragraphs (b) to (d), the Minister charged with the responsibility for law;

for the purposes of Part 6 — the Minister charged with the responsibility for finance;

for the purposes of Part 7 — the Minister charged with the responsibility for health; and (d)for the purposes of Parts 8A and 8B — the Minister charged with the responsibility for national development; (e)[Deleted by Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024]“notification for relief” means a notification mentioned in section 9(1);“prescribed period” —

in relation to Part 1 or 3 — means the period prescribed under section 3 as extended or shortened under that section for Part 1 or 3; and

in relation to any scheduled contract in Part 2 — means the period prescribed under section 3 as extended or shortened under that section for that Part or for a description of contracts to which that contract belongs, as the case may be;“Registrar” means the Registrar of assessors appointed under section 10(1), and includes any Deputy Registrar of assessors exercising the functions of the Registrar;“scheduled contract” means a contract within a description of contracts set out in the First Schedule, but not one that falls within such description of contracts as may be prescribed;“supply contract” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act;“tourism-related contract” means —

a contract for the international carriage of passengers by sea or land;

a contract for the provision of transport, short‑term accommodation, entertainment, dining, catering, tours or other tourism‑related goods or services for visitors to Singapore, domestic tourists or outbound tourists; or

a contract for the promotion of tourism in Singapore or the distribution for the purposes of trade or retail of products related to such tourism.