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Words starting with B

175 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “83 bis agreement” to “by-laws”.

175 words · showing 61 to 90

  • bilateral railway agreement

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways Act 2018, s 2

    “means —(a)the High Speed Rail Bilateral Agreement; or(b)any other agreement, between the Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Government of Malaysia only, signed after 3 October 2017 and providing for or about any other railway …”

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  • bill

    Defined in Bills of Exchange Act 1949, s 2

    “means bill of exchange”

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  • bill of exchange

    Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2010, s 16A

    “includes a bill of exchange within the meaning of the Bills of Exchange Act 1949, or under any other rule of law, or the law of a country or territory outside Singapore”

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  • bill of lading

    Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2010, s 16A

    “includes a bill of lading within the meaning of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1972, the Bills of Lading Act 1992, or under any other rule of law, or the law of a country or territory outside Singapore”

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  • bill of sale

    Defined in Bills of Sale Act 1886, s 3

    “includes bills of sale, assignments, transfers, declarations of trust without transfer, inventories of goods with receipt thereto attached, or receipts for purchase moneys of goods, and other assurances of personal chattels, and also …”

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  • billboard

    Defined in Presidential Elections Act 1991, s 2

    “means any of the following:(a)a hoarding, signboard or free-standing advertising structure on which content is printed, written, drawn, affixed or depicted in such a way as to be fully legible;(b)a sign or panel which —(i)has an …”

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  • biological agent

    Defined in Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005, s 2

    “means —(a)any micro-organism (including any bacterium, virus, fungus, rickettsia and parasite);(b)any infectious substance (including any prion); or(c)any component of a micro-organism or an infectious substance (but not including any …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • biological agent waste

    Defined in Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005, s 2

    “means any unwanted, unused or obsolete biological agent or any material or waste contaminated with any biological agent”

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  • biological material

    Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

    “means any biological material obtained from the human body that consists of, or includes, human cells”

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  • biomedical research

    Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

    “has the same meaning as “human biomedical research””

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  • biometric passport

    Defined in Passports Act 2007, s 2

    “means a passport which contains unique biological data specific to the holder”

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  • biosafety committee

    Defined in Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005, s 2

    “means a biosafety committee appointed under section 39”

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  • bird

    Defined in Animals and Birds Act 1965, s 2

    “includes domestic fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowls and pigeons of any age or sex and the eggs thereof”

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  • blackout period

    Defined in Road Traffic Act 1961, s 110B

    “means a period after the general suspension order takes effect, of a duration that is fixed and specified by the Registrar in the order, being a period not exceeding one month”

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  • block exemption

    Defined in Competition Act 2004, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 36(5)”

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  • block exemption order

    Defined in Competition Act 2004, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 36(3)”

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  • Board

    Defined in Construction Industry Development Board Act, s 2

    “means the Construction Industry Development Board established by section 3”

    Also defined in 107 other Acts

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  • Board member

    Defined in National Council of Social Service Act 1992, s 2

    “means any person appointed or elected to the Board under section 5(1)”

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  • Board of Studies

    Defined in Singapore Polytechnic Act 1954, s 2

    “means the Board of Studies established under section 13”

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  • Board of Trade

    Defined in Merchant Shipping Act, s 2

    “means the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom”

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  • boarding premises

    Defined in Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015, s 2

    “means premises (or a complex of premises) that —(a)provide boarders or lodgers with a principal place of residence;(b)may have shared facilities (such as a communal living room, bathroom, laundry or kitchen) or services that are provided …”

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  • boat

    Defined in Parks and Trees Act 2005, s 2

    “means any launch, vessel or floating craft used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved”

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  • bodily injury

    Defined in Factories Act, s 7

    “includes injury to health”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • body

    Defined in Coroners Act 2010, s 2

    “means a dead person, and includes any part of a person (whether or not the identity of the person concerned is known when the part is discovered or is later determined) —(a)without which no person can live; or(b)discovered in such …”

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  • body administering an educational institution

    Defined in Copyright Act 2021, s 7

    “has the meaning given by section 84”

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  • body corporate

    Defined in HUDC Housing Estates Act, s 2

    “means a body corporate constituted under an order made by the Minister pursuant to section 3”

    Also defined in 7 other Acts

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  • body of persons

    Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 2

    “means any body politic, corporate or collegiate, any corporation sole and any fraternity, fellowship or society of persons whether corporate or unincorporate but does not include a company or a partnership”

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  • body sample

    Defined in Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act 1955, s 27

    “means —(a)a sample of blood;(b)a sample of head hair, including the roots thereof;(c)a swab taken from a person’s mouth; or(d)such other sample as may be prescribed under subsection (2)”

    Also defined in 4 other Acts

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  • book

    Defined in Arms and Explosives Act 1913, s 2

    “includes any record, register, document or other record of information, however compiled, recorded or stored, whether in written or printed form or on microfilm or in any other electronic form or otherwise”

    Also defined in 14 other Acts

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