Words starting with E

emergency service agency

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

“means —(a)the Singapore Civil Defence Force; (b)a public authority empowered by or under a public Act to perform or discharge search and rescue, firefighting or environmental hazard control services, and which is prescribed to be an …”

emergency services

Defined in Civil Defence Act 1986, s 2

“means any organisation or group of persons providing services to respond to and deal with civil defence emergencies, and includes firefighting services, ambulance services and the police”

emission

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

“means any substance that is produced when a tobacco product is used”

emissions report

Defined in Carbon Pricing Act 2018, s 2

“means an emissions report mentioned in section 11, and includes a verified emissions report”

emoluments

Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 4

“includes any fees, percentages and other payments made (including the money value of any allowances or perquisites) or consideration given, directly or indirectly, to the director or auditor by that company or by a holding company or a …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

emotional harm

Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 36

“means any serious impairment to the growth, development, or behavioural, cognitive or affective functioning of the child, and includes —(a)delayed mental and physical development of the child;(b)a child assessed by the Director‑General or …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

emotional or psychological abuse

Defined in Vulnerable Adults Act 2018, s 2

“means conduct or behaviour by an individual towards another individual —(a)that torments, intimidates, harasses or is offensive to the other individual; or(b)that causes or may reasonably be expected to cause mental harm to the other …”

employ

Defined in Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990, s 2

“means to engage or use the service of any person for the purpose of —(a)any work; or(b)providing any training for that person,whether under a contract of service or otherwise, and with or without salary”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

employed

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

“means engaged under a contract of service or apprenticeship or in an employment in respect of which contributions are payable under regulations made under section 77(1)”

employed outside Singapore

Defined in Child Development Co-Savings Act 2001, s 2

“means employed outside Singapore under a contract of service with an employer outside Singapore”

employee

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

“means any person who —(a)is employed in Singapore by an employer otherwise than as a master, a seaman or an apprentice in any vessel; or(b)being a citizen of Singapore is employed —(i)as a master, a seaman or an apprentice in any vessel …”

Also defined in 22 other Acts

employer

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

“means —(a)any person, company, association or body of persons, whether or not incorporated, by whom an employee is employed;(b)the owners of any vessel on which an employee is employed;(c)any manager, agent or person responsible for the …”

Also defined in 22 other Acts

employment

Defined in Animals and Birds Act 1965, s 41

“includes the holding of the office, or purporting to act in the capacity, of a director, manager, partner, secretary or other analogous position in the animal‑related business”

Also defined in 1 other Act

employment agency

Defined in Employment Agencies Act 1958, s 2

“means any agency or registry carried on or represented as being or intended to be carried on (whether for the purpose of gain or reward or not) for or in connection with the employment of persons in any capacity, but does not include any …”

employment agency personnel

Defined in Employment Agencies Act 1958, s 2

“means any person who performs any work for an employment agency (including work which is not specified employment agency work) for or in connection with the employment of persons in any capacity, and includes —(a)any key appointment holder …”

employment assistance payment

Defined in Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, s 2

“means such sum of money which is payable by an employer to an eligible employee under section 7C(1)”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Employment Claims Tribunal

Defined in Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, s 2

“means an Employment Claims Tribunal constituted under section 4 of the State Courts Act 1970”

Also defined in 1 other Act

employment inspector

Defined in Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990, s 2

“means the Controller and any person appointed as an employment inspector under section 3”

employment officer

Defined in Regulation of Employment Act, s 2

“means the Commissioner and includes the Deputy Commissioner for Employment, any Assistant Commissioner for Employment and any person appointed as an employment officer under section 3”

enactment

Defined in Supply of Goods Act 1982, s 18

“means any legislation (including subsidiary legislation) of Singapore”

encrypted

Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2

“means treated electronically or otherwise to prevent intelligible reception”

encumbrances

Defined in Estate Duty Act 1929, s 2

“includes mortgages and terminable charges”

end‑of pedestrian‑only path marking

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a marking drawn or painted on a pedestrian‑only path, consisting of the prescribed symbol or words denoting the end of the pedestrian‑only path”

end‑of pedestrian‑only path sign

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a sign showing the prescribed symbol or words denoting the end of the pedestrian‑only path”

end‑of shared path marking

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a marking drawn or painted on a shared path, consisting of the prescribed symbol or words denoting the end of the shared path”

end‑of shared path sign

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a sign showing the prescribed symbol or words denoting the end of the shared path”

end-user

Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2

“means an individual who, or an entity that, and whether or not in the course of business —(a)has access to content or something which contains content; or(b)communicates content, or something which contains content,on or by means of the …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

endowment

Defined in Hindu Endowments Act 1968, s 2

“means any endowment in land, building or money given or to be given for the support of any Hindu temple or Hindu shrine or school or other Hindu pious, religious, charitable or beneficial purpose.”

Endowment Fund

Defined in Education Endowment and Savings Schemes Act 1992, s 2

“means the Edusave Endowment Fund established under section 3(1)”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

enemy

Defined in Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

“includes persons engaged in violent operations against the Singapore Armed Forces, armed mutineers, armed rebels, armed rioters or pirates”