Words starting with B

book‑entry Government securities

Defined in Government Securities Act 1992, s 2

“means any stock or bond issued in Singapore under Part 5 in the form of an entry on the records of the Authority”

book‑entry securities

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems (Finality and Netting) Act 2002, s 2

“means any securities that —(a)are issued —(i)by the Government, or a statutory board, under any written law; or(ii)by a corporation; and(b)are transferable by a book‑entry, on a register or otherwise”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

book‑entry security

Defined in Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021, s 2

“means any security issued under this Act in the form of an entry on the records of the MAS and which is transferable by way of book‑entry in the register maintained by the MAS, and not by way of an instrument of transfer”

book-entry Treasury Bill

Defined in Local Treasury Bills Act 1923, s 2

“means a Treasury Bill issued in Singapore under this Act in the form of an entry on the records of the Authority”

bookable vehicle

Defined in Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019, s 4

“means any of the following motor vehicles:(a)a taxi;(b)a private hire car (within the meaning given by the Road Traffic Act 1961) which is hired, or made available for hire, under a contract (express or implied) for use as a whole with a …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

booking

Defined in Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019, s 4

“means a booking for a motor vehicle to be used in providing an on‑demand passenger transport service taken or facilitated by the provider of the ride‑hail service”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

bookmaker

Defined in Betting Act 1960, s 2

“means any person who, whether on his own account or as penciller, runner, employee or agent for any other person, receives or negotiates bets or wagers whether on a cash or on a credit basis and whether for money or money’s worth, or who …”

books

Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 4

“includes any account, deed, writing or document and any other record of information, however compiled, recorded or stored, whether in written or printed form or on microfilm or by electronic process or otherwise”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

border clearance

Defined in Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026, s 3

“includes to exercise CIQ powers concerning the admission into Malaysia from Singapore or vice versa of people and goods travelling by cross‑border train on a cross‑border railway bound for peninsular Malaysia from Singapore or bound for …”

borrower information

Defined in Moneylenders Act 2008, s 54

“means —(a)any information relating to a person or a loan applied for or granted to that person, that is in the possession or under the control of the licensee;(b)any information relating to a person or a loan, that is obtained by the …”

borrowing corporation

Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 4

“means a corporation that is or will be under a liability (whether or not such liability is present or future) to repay any money received or to be received by it in response to an invitation to the public to subscribe for or purchase …”

borrowing VCC

Defined in Variable Capital Companies Act 2018, s 2

“means a VCC that is or will be under a liability (whether or not such liability is present or future) to repay any money received or to be received by it in response to an invitation to the public to subscribe for or purchase debentures of …”

bot

Defined in Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019, s 2

“means a computer program made or altered for the purpose of running automated tasks”

Botanic Gardens

Defined in National Parks Act, s 2

“means any area of land designated as such for the time being in Part I of the First Schedule”

bottle

Defined in Customs Act 1960, s 3

“includes any container for intoxicating liquors capable of being corked or sealed”

bottling

Defined in Customs Act 1960, s 3

“includes blending, compounding and varying any intoxicating liquor with intent that the blend, compound or varied intoxicating liquor so formed be sold for human consumption, but does not include any such blend, compound or varied …”

bottling warehouse

Defined in Customs Act 1960, s 3

“means a warehouse licensed by the Director‑General for the bottling, blending, compounding or varying of intoxicating liquor under section 66(1) or 83(4)”

bouncer

Defined in Private Security Industry Act 2007, s 2

“means a person who, in respect of any place of entertainment or other similar premises, and as part of his or her regular duties, performs for reward any function of —(a)screening individuals seeking entry;(b)controlling or monitoring the …”

boundary mark

Defined in Boundaries and Survey Maps Act 1998, s 2

“includes any survey stone, iron pipe, spike, or other survey mark authorised by law for the purpose of marking boundaries”

boy scout

Defined in Boy Scouts Association Act 1926, s 2

“means a boy scout recognised as such under the constitution, by-laws or rules of the Association, and includes also all officers of the Association.”

branch register

Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 4

“means —(a)a branch register of members of the company kept pursuant to section 196; or(b)a branch register of holders of debentures kept pursuant to section 93,as the case may require”

breach of planning control

Defined in Planning Act 1998, s 2

“means —(a)the carrying out of any development of land without the requisite planning permission;(b)the carrying out of works in a conservation area without the requisite conservation permission; or(c)any failure to comply with any …”

breath analysing device

Defined in Road Traffic Act 1961, s 72

“means an instrument or apparatus for ascertainment by analysis of a person’s breath what concentration of alcohol is present in the person’s breath”

breath test

Defined in Road Traffic Act 1961, s 72

“means a test of a specimen of a person’s breath to assess —(a)whether there is alcohol present in the person’s breath; and(b)if alcohol is present, the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath,by means of a breath analysing device …”

breeder

Defined in Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004, s 2

“means —(a)subject to paragraph (b), a person who bred, or discovered and developed, the plant variety;(b)if the plant variety was bred, or discovered and developed, by a person in the course of performing the person’s duties or functions …”

bridge

Defined in Parks and Trees Act 2005, s 2

“includes any flyover, overpass and viaduct”

Also defined in 1 other Act

bring in transit

Defined in Strategic Goods (Control) Act 2002, s 2

“means to bring goods from any country into Singapore by land, water or air, where the goods are to be taken out from Singapore on the same conveyance on which they are brought into Singapore without any landing in Singapore, but does not …”

broadcast

Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

“means broadcast by wireless telegraphy, and “broadcasting” shall have a corresponding meaning”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

broadcast matter

Defined in Broadcasting and Television Act, s 2

“means any signs or signals transmitted by a broadcasting station, whether for aural or visual reception or both, and includes any music, theatrical or other entertainment, concert, lecture, speech, address, news and information of any kind …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

broadcasting apparatus

Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2

“means any apparatus capable of or designed or constructed for the reception of any broadcasting service and specified in the First Schedule”

Also defined in 3 other Acts