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

468 words · showing 91 to 120

  • administering a financial benchmark

    Defined in Securities and Futures Act 2001, s 2

    “means —(a)controlling the development of the definition of a financial benchmark for the purpose of determining a financial benchmark;(b)controlling the development of the methodology of determining a financial benchmark;(c)controlling the …”

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  • administration

    Defined in Medicines Act 1975, s 2

    “means giving or applying to a human being or an animal, whether orally, by injection or by introduction into the body in any other way, or by external application, whether by direct contact with the body or not; and any reference in this …”

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  • administration date

    Defined in Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, s 273

    “means —(a)the date of submission by the bankrupt of the statement of the bankrupt’s affairs; or(b)where the bankrupt is directed by the Official Assignee under section 332(4)(c) to submit supplementary information, the date of submission …”

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  • administrative decision

    Defined in Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act 2014, s 2

    “means a decision of an administrative character which is, is proposed to be, or is required to be, made (whether or not in the exercise of a discretion and whether before, on or after 1 January 2015) under any public Act”

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  • administrator

    Defined in Insurance Act 1966, s 52

    “means an administrator appointed by the Authority under section 54 in respect of a foreign insurer scheme”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • admission

    Defined in Entertainments Duty Act, s 2

    “means admission as a spectator or as one of an audience”

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  • admission to an entertainment

    Defined in Entertainments Duty Act, s 2

    “includes admission to any place in which the entertainment is held, and also to any other place from which a person would be able to be a spectator or one of the audience of any entertainment”

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  • adopted child

    Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 2

    “means an individual (whether below 21 years of age or otherwise) in respect of whom an adoption order has been made”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • adoption application

    Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 2

    “means an application made under this Act for an adoption order”

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  • adoption order

    Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 2

    “means an order under section 23(1)”

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  • adoption proceedings

    Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 2

    “means the proceedings in court arising from an adoption application, including any appeal against any decision made by the court on the adoption application”

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  • Adoption Suitability Assessment

    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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  • adoptive father

    Defined in Child Development Co-Savings Act 2001, s 2

    “includes a man who —(a)applies to adopt a child in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children; or(b)has obtained a dependant’s pass for a child whom he intends to adopt in accordance with any written law relating …”

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  • adoptive mother

    Defined in Child Development Co-Savings Act 2001, s 2

    “includes a woman who —(a)applies to adopt a child in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children; or(b)has obtained a dependant’s pass for a child whom she intends to adopt in accordance with any written law …”

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  • adoptive parent

    Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 2

    “means an individual who adopts a child under an adoption order and, in the case of an adoption order made in favour of 2 applicants jointly, means either of the applicants”

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  • adult

    Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

    “means a person who is 21 years of age or older or a person below 21 years of age who was or is married”

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  • adult education

    Defined in Skills Future Singapore Agency Act 2016, s 2

    “means that part of post‑secondary education and training which is directed towards the development or upgrading of skills and knowledge in relation to work in commerce or industry”

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  • adult who lacks mental capacity

    Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

    “means an adult who lacks capacity within the meaning of section 4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008”

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  • advance deposits

    Defined in Development Loan Act, s 2

    “means such deposits as are received under section 16(1)”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • advance passenger information

    Defined in Immigration Act 1959, s 2

    “means information relating to any passenger required to be furnished to the Controller prior to the arrival in Singapore of the vessel, aircraft or train (as the case may be) on which the passenger will be travelling to Singapore”

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  • Advanced Metering Infrastructure meter

    Defined in Public Utilities Act 2001, s 2

    “means —(a)a meter that can transmit information to the Board by means of telecommunications; and(b)a meter, and a device which is associated with or ancillary to that meter and which —(i)is capable of converting mechanical readings to …”

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  • Advanced Practice Nurse

    Defined in Nurses and Midwives Act 1999, s 2

    “means a registered nurse who is certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse under section 32”

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  • Advanced Practice Nurse certificate

    Defined in Nurses and Midwives Act 1999, s 31

    “means an Advanced Practice Nurse certificate issued under section 32”

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  • Advanced Practice Nurse Register

    Defined in Nurses and Midwives Act 1999, s 31

    “means the Advanced Practice Nurse Register kept under section 32.”

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  • adverse effect

    Defined in Health Products Act 2007, s 2

    “means any debilitating, harmful, toxic or detrimental effect that the health product has been found to have or to be likely to have on the body or health of humans when the health product is used by or administered to humans”

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  • adverse incident

    Defined in Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011, s 2

    “includes —(a)any malfunction of the amusement ride;(b)any accident arising from the operation of the amusement ride;(c)any occurrence of fire on the amusement ride or any part thereof (including the spread of smoke or any other harmful …”

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  • adverse report

    Defined in Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, s 68

    “means a report of the Council stating that, in the opinion of the Council, some specified provision of a Bill or of a subsidiary legislation would be a differentiating measure”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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