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Words starting with D

316 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “daerah masjid” to “dwellings”.

316 words · showing 181 to 210

  • diagnostic radiologist

    Defined in Radiation Protection Act, s 2

    “means a registered medical practitioner who has received special training and has knowledge in the safe use or application of irradiating apparatus for the purpose of diagnosing any normal or abnormal condition of the human body”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • diameter

    Defined in Road Traffic Act 1961, s 2

    “means the overall diameter measured between the 2 opposite points on the surface of a tyre which are furthest apart”

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  • dictionary attack

    Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2012, s 48A

    “means the method by which the telephone number of a recipient is obtained using an automated means that generates possible telephone numbers by combining numbers into numerous permutations”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • differentiating measure

    Defined in Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, s 68

    “means any measure which is, or is likely in its practical application to be, disadvantageous to persons of any racial or religious community and not equally disadvantageous to persons of other such communities, either directly by …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 68
  • digital advertising intermediary

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

    “means any person who, in the ordinary course of business, facilitates the communication of paid content in any place by acting as the link or part of the link between —(a)the owners or operators of online locations; and(b)advertisers and …”

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  • digital audio transmission

    Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

    “means a transmission of a sound recording, in whole or in part, in a digital or other non-analogue form”

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  • digital payment token

    Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 2

    “means any digital representation of value (other than an excluded digital representation of value) that —(a)is expressed as a unit;(b)is not denominated in any currency, and is not pegged by its issuer to any currency;(c)is, or is intended …”

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  • digital payment token service

    Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 2

    “has the meaning given by Part 3 of the First Schedule”

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  • digital service

    Defined in Cybersecurity Act 2018, s 2

    “means any service normally provided for remuneration, that is delivered by one party to another party at the individual request of the other party, entirely through electronic means, and without needing the parties’ simultaneous physical …”

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  • digital signature

    Defined in Electronic Transactions Act, s 2

    “means an electronic signature consisting of a transformation of an electronic record using an asymmetric cryptosystem and a hash function such that a person having the initial untransformed electronic record and the signer’s public key can …”

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  • dilution

    Defined in Trade Marks Act 1998, s 2

    “means the lessening of the capacity of the trade mark to identify and distinguish goods or services, regardless of whether there is —(a)any competition between the proprietor of the trade mark and any other party; or(b)any likelihood of …”

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  • diploma

    Defined in Medical Registration Act, s 2

    “means any diploma, degree, fellowship, membership, licence, authority to practise, letters, testimonial, certificate, or other status or document granted by any university, corporation, college, or other body, or by any departments of or …”

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  • diplomatic officer

    Defined in Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act 1968, s 2

    “includes any ambassador, high commissioner, minister, charge d’affaires, deputy high commissioner, secretary and attache of a diplomatic mission of Singapore”

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  • direct

    Defined in Copyright Act 2021, s 172

    “means recording the live performance”

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  • direct access customer

    Defined in Gas Act 2001, s 2

    “means a person who has an arrangement with —(a)a gas transporter for the conveyance of gas to the person’s premises through a gas pipeline network owned by, or under the management or control of, that gas transporter; or(b)a person other …”

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  • direct general insurance broker

    Defined in Insurance Intermediaries Act, s 2

    “means a person who is for the time being registered under Part III in respect of general business but not any reinsurance business”

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  • direct insurance broker

    Defined in Insurance Act 1966, s 2

    “means a person who is for the time being registered under section 76 in respect of insurance policies relating to general business and long-term accident and health policies, other than insurance policies relating to reinsurance business”

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  • direct insurer

    Defined in Insurance Act 1966, s 2

    “means any insurer other than a reinsurer, an authorised reinsurer or a captive insurer”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • direct life insurance broker

    Defined in Insurance Intermediaries Act, s 2

    “means a person who is for the time being registered under Part III in respect of life business but not any reinsurance business”

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  • direct mail

    Defined in Postal Services Act 1999, s 2

    “means a letter consisting solely of advertising, marketing or publicity material and comprising an identical message (except for the addressee’s name, address and identifying number and other modifications which do not alter the nature of …”

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  • direct recording electronic 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

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  • direct recording electronic voting system

    Defined in Parliamentary Elections Act 1954, s 2

    “means any voting system using DRE voting machines”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • directions

    Defined in Insurance Act 1966, s 2

    “includes directives and notices”

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  • directive

    Defined in Advance Medical Directive Act 1996, s 2

    “means an advance medical directive made under section 3”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • Director

    Defined in Child Care Centres Act, s 2

    “means the Director of Social Welfare appointed under section 3(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act and includes any person who is authorised by him to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director under this …”

    Also defined in 78 other Acts

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  • Director of Marine

    Defined in Immigration Act 1959, s 2

    “means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that subsection and such other officers appointed under section 4(3) of that Act as the …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • Director of National Archives

    Defined in Copyright Act 2021, s 7

    “means the Director of National Archives appointed under section 15(1) of the National Library Board Act 1995”

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  • Director-General

    Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 2

    “means the Director‑General of Social Welfare or any public officer or other person authorised under section 3(3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 to perform any of the duties or exercise any powers of the Director‑General under …”

    Also defined in 41 other Acts

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  • Director-General of Civil Aviation

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “means the Chief Executive of the Authority and includes any individual appointed by the Authority to act in the place of the Chief Executive”

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