Words starting with C

charitable contributions

Defined in Charities Act 1994, s 35

“means —(a)the whole or part of —(i)the consideration given for goods or services sold or supplied by the commercial participator or person; or(ii)any proceeds (other than such consideration) of a promotional venture undertaken by the …”

charitable institution

Defined in Charities Act 1994, s 35

“means a charity or an institution (other than a charity) which is established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes”

charitable purposes

Defined in Charities Act, s 2

“means purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of Singapore”

Also defined in 1 other Act

charity

Defined in Charities Act, s 2

“means any institution, corporate or not, which is established for charitable purposes and is subject to the control of the High Court in exercise of the Court’s jurisdiction with respect to charities”

Also defined in 1 other Act

charity trustees

Defined in Charities Act, s 2

“means the persons having the general control and management of the administration of a charity”

chartered accountant

Defined in Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004, s 2

“means a person registered or deemed to be registered as a Chartered Accountant of Singapore under Part 6B”

Also defined in 1 other Act

chattels leasing agreement

Defined in Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, s 72A

“have the meanings given by section 88(1)”

check meter

Defined in Gas Act 2001, s 2

“means any subsidiary device used to verify the readings taken by a meter”

check-weighed

Defined in Weights and Measures Act 1975, s 2

“means weighed with its load by means of the nearest suitable and available weighing instrument, and weighed again after it has been unloaded by means of the same or other suitable weighing instrument”

checker

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2012, s 36

“means a person mentioned in section 43A(1)”

chemical weapon

Defined in Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 2000, s 2

“means the following, together or separately:(a)a toxic chemical and its precursors, except where intended for a permitted purpose, as long as the type and quantity are consistent with that purpose;(b)a munition or device, specifically …”

Chemicals Annex

Defined in Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 2000, s 2

“means the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention”

chewing tobacco

Defined in Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993, s 2

“means loose‑leaf tobacco, plug tobacco, twist tobacco or tobacco bits intended for chewing”

Chicago Convention

Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

“means —(a)the Convention on International Civil Aviation done at Chicago on 7 December 1944;(b)the Protocols amending that Convention which Singapore ratifies; and(c)the Annexes to that Convention relating to international standards and …”

Chief Assessor

Defined in Private Lotteries Act 2011, s 2

“means the Chief Assessor appointed under section 3(1) of the Property Tax Act 1960”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Chief Controller

Defined in Undesirable Publications Act 1967, s 2

“means the Chief Controller appointed under section 18(2)”

chief customs officer

Defined in Merchant Shipping Act, s 144

“means the chief executive officer of sea-customs for any port or place outside Singapore”

Chief Dental Officer

Defined in Dental Registration Act 1999, s 2

“means the Chief Dental Officer of the Ministry of Health”

chief editor

Defined in Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974, s 2

“includes the executive editor, the managing editor and any other person who controls the policy of a newspaper”

Chief Executive

Defined in Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004, s 2

“means the Chief Executive of the Authority, and includes any individual acting in that capacity”

Also defined in 60 other Acts

Chief Executive of the Authority

Defined in Medicines Act 1975, s 2

“means the person appointed under section 15 of the Health Sciences Authority Act 2001 to be the Chief Executive of the Authority”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

chief executive officer

Defined in Agency for Science, Technology and Research Act 1990, s 2

“means the chief executive of the Agency, and includes any individual acting in that capacity”

Also defined in 29 other Acts

Chief Inspector

Defined in Factories Act, s 7

“means the Chief Inspector appointed under this Act and any other inspector authorised to act on his behalf by the Commissioner”

Chief Justice

Defined in Interpretation Act 1965, s 2

“means the Chief Justice of Singapore”

Chief Licensing Officer

Defined in Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017, s 2

“means the public officer appointed under section 5(1)(a)”

Chief Pharmacist

Defined in Pharmacists Registration Act 2007, s 2

“means the Chief Pharmacist of the Ministry of Health”

Chief Probation Officer

Defined in Probation of Offenders Act 1951, s 2

“means the person appointed to be the Chief Probation Officer under section 3”

Chief Surveyor

Defined in Land Surveyors Act, s 2

“means the officer for the time being performing the duties of the head of the Survey Department”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

child

Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 2

“means an individual below 21 years of age”

Also defined in 10 other Acts

child abuse material

Defined in Penal Code 1871, s 377C

“means material that depicts an image of any of the following:(a)a person who is, or who appears to a reasonable observer to be, or who is implied to be, below 16 years of age —(i)as a victim of torture, cruelty or physical abuse (whether …”