Words starting with D

domestic premises

Defined in Control of Rent Act, s 2

“means a building or part of a building used wholly or chiefly as a separate dwelling”

domestic worker

Defined in Employment Act 1968, s 2

“means any house, stable or garden servant or motor car driver, employed in or in connection with the domestic services of any private premises”

dominant land

Defined in Land Titles Act, s 121

“means the land to which the benefit of a restriction is annexed”

Also defined in 1 other Act

dominant tenement

Defined in Land Titles Act, s 83

“mean respectively the land to which the benefit of an easement has been made appurtenant, and the land which is subject to the burden of an easement.(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as altering the law relating to the natural …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

donation

Defined in Political Donations Act 2000, s 3

“means —(a)any gift of money or other property to the candidate or his or her election agent;(b)any money spent (otherwise than by the candidate as permitted by any other written law) in paying any expenses incurred, directly or indirectly …”

donation report

Defined in Political Donations Act 2000, s 2

“means a report required to be prepared under section 12, 18, 19 or 21”

donee

Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

“means the donee of that adult’s lasting power of attorney”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

donor

Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

“means a natural person, whether living or dead, from whose body the human tissue is obtained”

Also defined in 1 other Act

dormitory accommodation

Defined in Planning Act 1998, s 2

“includes accommodation occupied, or available for occupation, by 7 (or such other number as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, prescribe in substitution) or more individuals, where rent or other form of consideration is paid …”

dormitory inspector

Defined in Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015, s 2

“means —(a)the Commissioner;(b)any Deputy Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories and any Assistant Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories; and(c)any individual appointed under section 6(3) and authorised under section 6(5) or …”

DPA

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 149A

“means an agreement entered into between the Public Prosecutor and a person who has been charged with, or whom the Public Prosecutor is considering prosecuting for, an alleged offence, under which —(a)the person agrees to comply with the …”

DPWCS

Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 31E

“means a pneumatic waste conveyance system that is established, or required to be established, for a DPWCS area”

DPWCS area

Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 31E

“means an area declared under section 31G(1)”

DPWCS licence

Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 31E

“means a licence granted under section 31J to —(a)establish, operate or maintain a pneumatic waste conveyance system for a DPWCS area; or(b)do any combination of 2 or more things in paragraph (a)”

DPWCS licensee

Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 31E

“means a person to whom a DPWCS licence is granted under this Act”

drain

Defined in Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999, s 2

“includes any canal, culvert, conduit, river or watercourse”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

drain-line

Defined in Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999, s 2

“means any pipe or sewer which is connected to the sewerage system of any premises”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

drainage reserve

Defined in Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999, s 2

“means any land set aside for drainage works pursuant to development proposals approved by a competent authority”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

drainage works

Defined in Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999, s 2

“includes any engineering works for the construction, alteration and maintenance of any stormwater drainage system”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

dramatic work

Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

“includes —(a)a choreographic show or other dumb show if described in writing in the form in which the show is to be presented; and(b)a scenario or script for a cinematograph film,but does not include a cinematograph film as distinct from …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

drawing

Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

“includes any diagram, map, chart or plan”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

DRE voting machine

Defined in Parliamentary Elections Act 1954, s 2

“means any mechanical, electronic or electro‑optical machine that can —(a)be activated by a voter to mark or record his or her vote for any candidate or group of candidates on a ballot display on the machine;(b)process the vote by means of …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

DRE voting system

Defined in Parliamentary Elections Act 1954, s 2

“means any voting system using DRE voting machines”

Also defined in 1 other Act

driver

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a driver of a vehicle and includes a rider, but does not include an individual who is walking and pushing a mobility vehicle”

Also defined in 1 other Act

driving

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“includes a reference to riding”

driving instructor

Defined in Road Traffic Act 1961, s 50

“means a person who gives instruction in the driving of a motor vehicle for a fee or reward.”

driving licence

Defined in Road Traffic Act 1961, s 2

“means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under the provisions of Part 2”

driving-belt

Defined in Factories Act, s 7

“includes any driving strap, chain or rope”

drug

Defined in Sale of Drugs Act 1914, s 2

“means any substance or mixture of substances used by man as a medicine whether internally or externally, and includes anaesthetics, but does not include such substances or mixtures of substances when sold otherwise than for medicinal …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

drug addict

Defined in Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, s 2

“means a person who, through the use of any controlled drug, has developed —(a)a desire or need to continue to take that controlled drug; or(b)a psychological or physical dependence upon the effect of that controlled drug”