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283 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “e‑money” to “eye care”.

283 words · showing 151 to 180

  • entry

    Defined in Immigration Act 1959, s 2

    “means —(a)in the case of a person arriving by sea, disembarking in Singapore from the vessel in which he or she arrives;(b)in the case of a person arriving by air at an authorised airport, leaving the precincts of such airport;(c)in the …”

    Read s 2
  • entry ban

    Defined in Gambling Control Act 2022, s 3

    “means an entry ban made under section 79(1) or (3)”

    Read s 3
  • entry permit

    Defined in Immigration Act 1959, s 2

    “means a permit to enter or remain in Singapore issued under section 10”

    Read s 2
  • environment

    Defined in Radiation Protection Act 2007, s 28

    “includes land, air and water, and living organisms supported by any of those media”

    Read s 28
  • environmental sanitation programme

    Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 2

    “means any environmental sanitation programme developed under section 62B, and includes such environmental sanitation programme as amended from time to time”

    Read s 2
  • environmental sustainability score

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 22FA

    “means a numerical score to assess the environmental sustainability of a building, calculated using the prescribed scoring methodology”

    Read s 22FA
  • environmental written law

    Defined in National Environment Agency Act 2002, s 2

    “means a written law administered by any of the following:(a)the Agency;(b)the Director-General of Environmental Protection appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999;(c)the Director-General of …”

    Read s 2
  • environmentally sound management

    Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 8”

    Read s 2
  • EOI arrangement

    Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 105A

    “means an arrangement having effect under section 105BA”

    Read s 105A
  • EOI provision

    Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 105A

    “means a provision in that arrangement which provides expressly for the exchange of information concerning the tax positions of persons”

    Read s 105A
  • equipment

    Defined in Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996, s 2

    “includes any appliance, apparatus, machinery, system or accessory used or intended to be used for the purposes of providing marine or port services and facilities”

    Also defined in 6 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • equitable mortgage

    Defined in Stamp Duties Act 1929, s 2

    “means an agreement or a memorandum under hand only, relating to the deposit of any title deeds or instruments constituting or being evidence of the title to any property whatever (other than stock or marketable securities), or creating a …”

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  • equity interest

    Defined in Bus Services Industry Act 2015, s 28B

    “means a voting share in that corporation;(b)in relation to an entity other than a corporation — means any right or interest, whether legal or equitable, in that entity (by whatever name called) which gives the holder of that right or …”

    Also defined in 6 other Acts

    Read s 28B
  • erection of a structure

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “includes an addition or alteration to an existing structure”

    Read s 2
  • ES score

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 22FA

    “means a numerical score to assess the environmental sustainability of a building, calculated using the prescribed scoring methodology”

    Read s 22FA
  • escalator

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

    “means a power‑driven stairway with continuously moving steps and handrails, designed for carrying people between different floors of a building, and includes a passenger conveyor but excludes any escalator prescribed”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • ESH Scheme

    Defined in Care Shield Life and Long-Term Care Act 2019, s 2

    “means the severe disability insurance scheme called the ElderShield Scheme that is transferred by the private insurers to the Government”

    Read s 2
  • essential construction material

    Defined in Building and Construction Authority Act 1999, s 27

    “means any of the following materials which are suitable for use in any building works, street works or railway works in Singapore and the domestic supply of which is short:(a)granite;(b)sand;(c)such rocks, minerals or other construction …”

    Read s 27
  • essential customer generated financial transaction document

    Defined in Drug Trafficking (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, s 35

    “means a customer generated financial transaction document other than a document that relates to the operation of an account held with the institution”

    Read s 35
  • essential resource

    Defined in Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016, s 2

    “means any apparatus, accessory, system, service, information or other resource of any kind that is —(a)used or intended to be used in connection with the provision of any media service; and(b)specified by the Authority, by notification in …”

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  • essential service

    Defined in COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020, s 41

    “means any service essential to the national security, defence, foreign relations, economy, public health, public safety or public order of Singapore, and includes the matters specified in Part 2 of the Second Schedule”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 41
  • essential terms and conditions

    Defined in Chit Funds Act 1971, s 2

    “means the terms and conditions specified in section 24”

    Read s 2
  • essential transport service

    Defined in Bus Services Industry Act 2015, s 2

    “means —(a)the service of operating any bus depot or bus interchange;(b)any bus service specified or described in the Schedule; or(c)any service specified or described in the Schedule which is necessary —(i)for the continuity of; or(ii)for …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • establishment for massage

    Defined in Massage Establishments Act, s 2

    “means any premises used or represented as being or intended to be used for the reception or treatment of persons requiring massage, manicure, chiropody, light, electric, vapour or other baths or other similar treatment”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • estate agency agreement

    Defined in Estate Agents Act 2010, s 3

    “means one or more written documents embodying the terms agreed for the time being between an estate agent and the estate agent’s client, being terms on and subject to which estate agency work is to be done by the estate agent for the client”

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  • estate agency work

    Defined in Estate Agents Act 2010, s 3

    “means any work done in the course of business for a client or any work done for or in expectation of any fee (whether or not in the course of business) for a client, being work done —(a)in relation to the introduction to the client of a …”

    Read s 3
  • estate agent

    Defined in Estate Agents Act 2010, s 3

    “means a person who does estate agency work, whether or not the person carries on that or any other business”

    Read s 3
  • estate duty

    Defined in Estate Duty Act 1929, s 2

    “means estate duty leviable under this Act”

    Read s 2
  • estate duty return

    Defined in Estate Duty Act 1929, s 2

    “means the return, together with the accounts annexed thereto, determined under section 35”

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  • estimated contribution

    Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

    “means a contribution to the Fund payable by a collector under section 9B”

    Read s 2