Singapore legislation
Section 2
Section 2
Interpretation
In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context —“licence” means a licence granted under this Act, and “licensee” means the person to whom a licence is granted;“licensed dealer” means a licensee holding a licence to purchase rubber;“licensing officer” means any Collector of Land Revenue;“purchase” means purchase of specific rubber pursuant to any contract or agreement providing for completion by delivery of the rubber but does not include purchase of unascertained rubber by description by means of a forward contract;“rubber” includes marketable rubber prepared from the leaves, bark or latex of any rubber plant, and the latex of any such plant, whether fluid or coagulated, in any stage of the treatment to which it is subjected during the process of conversion into marketable rubber, but does not include any manufactured article wholly or partly made of rubber;“rubber plant” includes any of the following plants:
Hevea brasiliensis (Para rubber);
Manihot glaziovii (Ceara rubber);
Castillos elastica;
Ficus elastica (Rambong);
any other plant which the Minister by notification in the Gazette declares to be a rubber plant for the purposes of this Act;“treat”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to subject to any process whatsoever.
Definition
“licence” means a licence granted under this Act, and “licensee” means the person to whom a licence is granted;
Definition
“licensed dealer” means a licensee holding a licence to purchase rubber;
Definition
“licensing officer” means any Collector of Land Revenue;
Definition
“purchase” means purchase of specific rubber pursuant to any contract or agreement providing for completion by delivery of the rubber but does not include purchase of unascertained rubber by description by means of a forward contract;
Definition
“rubber” includes marketable rubber prepared from the leaves, bark or latex of any rubber plant, and the latex of any such plant, whether fluid or coagulated, in any stage of the treatment to which it is subjected during the process of conversion into marketable rubber, but does not include any manufactured article wholly or partly made of rubber;
Definition
“rubber plant” includes any of the following plants:
Hevea brasiliensis (Para rubber);
Manihot glaziovii (Ceara rubber);
Castillos elastica;
Ficus elastica (Rambong);
any other plant which the Minister by notification in the Gazette declares to be a rubber plant for the purposes of this Act;
Definition
“treat”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to subject to any process whatsoever.