Words starting with C

commodity broker

Defined in Commodity Trading Act 1992, s 2

“means a person who (whether as principal or agent) carries on the business of soliciting, or accepting orders, for the purchase or sale of any commodity by way of or relating to any commodity contract, whether or not the business is part …”

commodity contract

Defined in Commodity Trading Act 1992, s 2

“means —(a)a commodity forward contract;(b)any contract made pursuant to trading in differences with respect to a commodity, not being a commodity futures contract; or(c)any contract made pursuant to a transaction in leveraged commodity …”

commodity forward contract

Defined in Commodity Trading Act 1992, s 2

“means a contract the effect of which is that one party agrees to deliver a specified commodity, or a specified quantity of a specified commodity, to another party at a specified future time and at a specified price payable at that time …”

commodity futures contract

Defined in Commodity Trading Act 1992, s 2

“means —(a)a contract the effect of which is that —(i)one party agrees to deliver a specified commodity, or a specified quantity of a specified commodity, to another party at a specified future time and at a specified price payable at that …”

commodity market

Defined in Commodity Trading Act 1992, s 2

“means —(a)a market, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, at which commodity contracts are regularly made; or(b)an electronic system, whether operating in Singapore or elsewhere, through which trading in commodity contracts is carried out …”

commodity pool operator

Defined in Commodity Trading Act 1992, s 2

“means any person who carries on a business in the nature of a collective investment scheme within the meaning of section 2 of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 and who, in connection therewith, accepts or receives from other persons …”

commodity trading adviser

Defined in Commodity Trading Act 1992, s 2

“means any person who —(a)carries on the business of advising others (directly or indirectly, through publications or writings, or by whatever means or media) on the making of commodity contracts, including the advisability of trading in …”

common betting house

Defined in Betting Act 1960, s 2

“means —(a)any place kept or used for betting or wagering on any event or contingency of or relating to any horse‑race or other sporting event to which the public or any class of the public has or may have access;(b)any place kept or used …”

common expenses

Defined in Building (Strata Management) Act 2004, s 2

“means expenses —(a)relating to the common property and any movable property held by or on behalf of a management corporation;(b)relating to the limited common property and any movable property held by or on behalf of a subsidiary …”

Common Fund

Defined in Public Trustee Act 1915, s 2

“means the Common Fund mentioned in section 10”

common gaming house

Defined in Common Gaming Houses Act 1961, s 2

“includes any place kept or used for gaming to which the public or any class of the public has or may have access, and any place kept for habitual gaming, whether the public or any class of the public has or may have access thereto or not …”

common law

Defined in Interpretation Act 1965, s 2

“means the common law insofar as it is in operation in Singapore and any custom or usage having the force of law in Singapore”

common property

Defined in Building (Strata Management) Act 2004, s 2

“means —(a)in relation to any land and building comprised or to be comprised in a strata title plan, such part of the land and building —(i)not comprised in any lot or proposed lot in that strata title plan; and(ii)used or capable of being …”

Also defined in 11 other Acts

common services tunnel

Defined in Common Services Tunnels Act 2018, s 2

“means a system of underground concrete structures within a common services tunnel area used or intended to be used for the purpose of the housing and distribution of utility services to land within and outside the area”

common services tunnel area

Defined in Common Services Tunnels Act 2018, s 2

“means an area declared as a common services tunnel area under section 6”

Common Services Tunnels Authority

Defined in Common Services Tunnels Act 2018, s 2

“means —(a)any CST Authority appointed under section 4 to be responsible for the administration of that provision; and(b)if different CST Authorities are appointed under section 4 for different CST areas, the CST Authority appointed for …”

Commonwealth

Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 2

“means any country recognised by the President to be a Commonwealth country and “part of the Commonwealth” means any Commonwealth country, colony, protectorate or protected state or any other territory administered by the government of any …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Commonwealth country

Defined in Interpretation Act 1965, s 2

“means any country recognised by the President to be a Commonwealth country, and “part of the Commonwealth” means any Commonwealth country, any colony, protectorate or protected state or any other territory administered by the government of …”

Commonwealth officer

Defined in Diplomatic Privileges (Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland) Act, s 2

“means an officer of a country to which this Act applies for the time being recognised by the Government of Singapore as an officer of that country performing in Singapore functions substantially corresponding to those which in the case of …”

Commonwealth or foreign diploma

Defined in Medical Registration Act, s 2

“means such a qualification as is mentioned in section 18 of the Medical Act 1956 of the United Kingdom other than a Singapore diploma”

communicate

Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2

“means —(a)to make available (by posting or otherwise); or(b)to distribute (by sharing or forwarding or otherwise),the content, regardless if the communication is between persons and persons, things and things or persons and things”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

communication

Defined in Protection from Harassment Act 2014, s 2

“means any words, image (moving or otherwise), message, expression, symbol or other representation that can be seen, heard or otherwise perceived by any person, or any combination of these”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

communication device

Defined in Gambling Control Act 2022, s 3

“means a machine, device or thing designed or capable of being used for —(a)sending or receiving oral messages or messages in writing, voice calls or video calls;(b)sending or receiving electronic documents;(c)sending or receiving still or …”

communication link

Defined in Fire Safety Act 1993, s 47

“means the part of an alarm monitoring system that transmits a signal from the system to an alarm monitoring network”

communications stop order

Defined in Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018, s 2

“means an order made under section 30(1) because of a special authorisation”

community

Defined in Presidential Elections Act 1991, s 2

“means —(a)the Chinese community;(b)the Malay community; or(c)the Indian or other minority communities”

community bus service

Defined in Bus Services Industry Act 2015, s 2

“means a bus service —(a)consisting of the carriage of passengers by a bus for or in connection with the activities of a religious, educational, health, welfare, philanthropic, sporting or charitable organisation; and(b)provided for a fare …”

community certificate

Defined in Presidential Elections Act 1991, s 2

“means a community certificate issued by the Community Committee under Division 3 of Part 2”

Community Chest

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

“means the Community Chest established under section 13(1)”

Community Committee

Defined in Presidential Elections Act 1991, s 2

“means the Community Committee established by section 8E”