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468 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “1911 Act” to “award officer”.

468 words · showing 331 to 360

  • architectural services

    Defined in Architects Act 1991, s 2

    “includes selling or supplying for gain or reward any architectural plan, drawing, tracing or the like for use in the construction, enlargement or alteration of any building or part thereof”

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  • archive

    Defined in Copyright Act 2021, s 7

    “has the meaning given by section 92”

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  • archives

    Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

    “means —(a)archival material in the custody of the National Archives of Singapore established under section 17 of the National Heritage Board Act;(b)a collection of documents or other material to which this paragraph applies by virtue of …”

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  • Area

    Defined in Deep Seabed Mining Act 2015, s 2

    “means the seabed and ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of any national jurisdiction”

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  • area of supply

    Defined in Public Utilities Act, s 2

    “means that area within which a licensee is authorised by his licence to supply electricity”

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  • arm

    Defined in Police Force Act, s 2

    “includes firearm”

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  • armed forces

    Defined in Enlistment Act 1970, s 2

    “means any force constituted under the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972, the Police Force Act 2004 or the Vigilante Corps Act 1967, and such other force as may be constituted under any written law”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • Armed Forces Council

    Defined in Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

    “means the Armed Forces Council established under section 8”

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  • armed robbery

    Defined in Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014, s 2

    “means —(a)any illegal act of violence or detention or any act of depredation, or threat of such act, other than an act of piracy, committed for private ends and directed against the ship or against persons or property on board the ship …”

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  • arms

    Defined in Arms and Explosives Act 1913, s 2

    “means —(a)firearms, air-guns, air-pistols, stun guns, electronic dart guns, automatic guns, automatic pistols, guns or any other kind of gun from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged or noxious fumes or noxious …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • arrangement

    Defined in Banking Act 1970, s 15

    “includes any formal or informal scheme, arrangement or understanding, and any trust whether express or implied”

    Also defined in 12 other Acts

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  • arrest

    Defined in Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

    “includes open arrest”

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  • arrestable case

    Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 2

    “mean, respectively, an offence for which and a case in which a police officer may ordinarily arrest without warrant according to the third column of the First Schedule or under any other written law”

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  • arrestable offence

    Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 2

    “mean, respectively, an offence for which and a case in which a police officer may ordinarily arrest without warrant according to the third column of the First Schedule or under any other written law”

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  • arrive

    Defined in Immigration Act 1959, s 2

    “means —(a)in relation to an aircraft, the aircraft coming to a stop after landing;(b)in relation to a vessel or ship, the securing of the vessel or ship for any purposes, including for the embarkation or disembarkation of its passengers or …”

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  • article

    Defined in Asian Development Bank Act 1966, s 2

    “means Article of the Agreement”

    Also defined in 6 other Acts

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  • Article 11 arrangement

    Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997, s 2

    “has the meaning given to it by section 7”

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  • article liable to seizure

    Defined in Intoxicating Substances Act 1987, s 2

    “means anything by means of or in respect of which an offence under this Act has been committed or which contains evidence of an offence under this Act”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • articles

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “include mails and animals”

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  • artistic work

    Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

    “means —(a)a painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving or photograph, whether the work is of artistic quality or not;(b)a building or model of a building, whether the building or model is of artistic quality or not; or(c)a work of artistic …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • arts entertainment

    Defined in Public Entertainments Act 1958, s 2

    “has the meaning given in the First Schedule”

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  • Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer

    Defined in Public Entertainments Act 1958, s 2

    “means the Licensing Officer appointed under section 3 by the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments, and includes an Assistant Licensing Officer appointed by that Minister under that section”

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  • as-built score

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 22FA

    “means the ES score awarded to that building upon the completion of the major energy use change”

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  • ASA

    Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 2

    “means an Adoption Suitability Assessment issued by an authorised adoption agency under section 14”

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  • ASEAN Framework Agreement on Multimodal Transport

    Defined in Multimodal Transport Act 2021, s 2

    “means the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Multimodal Transport, signed at Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, on 17 November 2005”

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  • ASEAN member country

    Defined in Multimodal Transport Act 2021, s 2

    “means a country declared by the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, as having ratified or acceded to the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Multimodal Transport”

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  • ASEAN‑wide self‑certification scheme

    Defined in Regulation of Imports and Exports (Amendment) Act 2025, s 19

    “means a scheme that allows certain manufacturers or exporters of goods to issue preferential certificates of origin in respect of those goods for the purpose of the ASEAN Trade In Goods Agreement (ATIGA)”

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  • assemble

    Defined in Medicines Act 1975, s 2

    “means enclosing the product (with or without other medicinal products of the same description) in a container which is labelled before the product is sold or supplied, or, where the product (with or without other medicinal products of the …”

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  • assembly

    Defined in Public Order Act 2009, s 2

    “means a gathering or meeting (whether or not comprising any lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion) of persons the purpose (or one of the purposes) of which is —(a)to demonstrate support for or opposition to the views or actions of …”

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  • assessed risk

    Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 28

    “means the risk that a person’s health condition may result in death or incapacity, as assessed by the Board”

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