Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Town Councils (Declaration) Order 2025

Regulation 2

Definitions

In this Order —“asset” —

(a)

means property of any kind —

(i)

whether tangible or intangible;

(ii)

whether arising from, accruing under, created or evidenced by or the subject of, an instrument or otherwise; and

(iii)

whether actual or contingent; and

(b)

includes, without limitation, any —

(i)

legal or equitable interest in real or personal property;

(ii)

chose in action;

(iii)

money or securities;

(iv)

plant and equipment;

(v)

intellectual property;

(vi)

infrastructure;

(vii)

records and information (including data) in any form; and

(viii)

right;“by-laws” means by-laws made under section 28 of the Act;“conservancy by-laws” means by‑laws relating to —

(a)

conservancy and service charges; or

(b)

penalties and administrative fees for the late payment of conservancy and service charges or licence fees;“constituency” means an electoral division specified in the first column of the Schedule to the Parliamentary Elections (Electoral Divisions — Names and Polling Districts) Notification 2025 (G.N. No. S 190/2025);“declared Town” means a Town declared by paragraph 5 and specified in the first column of the First Schedule;“former Town” means a Town declared by the Town Councils (Declaration) Order 2020 (G.N. No. S 641/2020);“interim period” has the meaning given by paragraph 4(b);“liability” means any liability, duty or obligation —

(a)

whether actual or contingent;

(b)

whether liquidated or unliquidated; and

(c)

whether owned alone or jointly, or jointly and severally, with any other person;“receiving Town Council”, in relation to a transferred area, has the meaning given by paragraph 3(b);“records” means registers, papers, documents, minutes, receipts, books of account and other records, however compiled, recorded or stored;“right”, in relation to a transferring Town Council, means any right, power, privilege or immunity of the transferring Town Council;“transfer date” has the meaning given by paragraph 4(a);“transferred area” has the meaning given by paragraph 3(a);“transferring Town Council”, in relation to a transferred area, has the meaning given by paragraph 3(b).

Definition

“asset” —

(a)

means property of any kind —

(i)

whether tangible or intangible;

(ii)

whether arising from, accruing under, created or evidenced by or the subject of, an instrument or otherwise; and

(iii)

whether actual or contingent; and

(b)

includes, without limitation, any —

(i)

legal or equitable interest in real or personal property;

(ii)

chose in action;

(iii)

money or securities;

(iv)

plant and equipment;

(v)

intellectual property;

(vi)

infrastructure;

(vii)

records and information (including data) in any form; and

(viii)

right;

Definition

“by-laws” means by-laws made under section 28 of the Act;

Definition

“conservancy by-laws” means by‑laws relating to —

(a)

conservancy and service charges; or

(b)

penalties and administrative fees for the late payment of conservancy and service charges or licence fees;

Definition

“constituency” means an electoral division specified in the first column of the Schedule to the Parliamentary Elections (Electoral Divisions — Names and Polling Districts) Notification 2025 (G.N. No. S 190/2025);

Definition

“declared Town” means a Town declared by paragraph 5 and specified in the first column of the First Schedule;

Definition

“former Town” means a Town declared by the Town Councils (Declaration) Order 2020 (G.N. No. S 641/2020);

Definition

“interim period” has the meaning given by paragraph 4(b);

Definition

“liability” means any liability, duty or obligation —

(a)

whether actual or contingent;

(b)

whether liquidated or unliquidated; and

(c)

whether owned alone or jointly, or jointly and severally, with any other person;

Definition

“receiving Town Council”, in relation to a transferred area, has the meaning given by paragraph 3(b);

Definition

“records” means registers, papers, documents, minutes, receipts, books of account and other records, however compiled, recorded or stored;

Definition

“right”, in relation to a transferring Town Council, means any right, power, privilege or immunity of the transferring Town Council;

Definition

“transfer date” has the meaning given by paragraph 4(a);

Definition

“transferred area” has the meaning given by paragraph 3(a);

Definition

“transferring Town Council”, in relation to a transferred area, has the meaning given by paragraph 3(b).