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Words starting with F

271 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “façade” to “futures trading adviser”.

271 words · showing 1 to 30

  • façade

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 26

    “means —(a)the exterior of the building;(b)any exterior feature attached to the building, including any bracket or similar installation attaching the exterior feature to the building; and(c)any other part of the building as may be prescribed”

    Read s 26
  • façade inspection

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 26

    “means an inspection mentioned in section 28(1)(b)”

    Read s 26
  • façade inspector

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 26

    “means an individual who —(a)is appointed to assist a competent person in carrying out a façade inspection, or to carry out a façade inspection under the direct supervision and control of a competent person;(b)has the prescribed …”

    Read s 26
  • face value

    Defined in Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021, s 2

    “means its face value at the time the security was issued”

    Read s 2
  • facilitate

    Defined in Remote Gambling Act 2014, s 2

    “means any conduct by a person that enables or aids the commission of the offence by another where either —(a)the person intends that the conduct would enable or aid the commission of the offence; or(b)the person is reckless as to whether …”

    Read s 2
  • facility

    Defined in Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005, s 2

    “means any premises or conveyance that is being used for —(a)the storage of any biological agent or toxin; or(b)the carrying out of any activity involving any biological agent or toxin”

    Read s 2
  • fact

    Defined in Evidence Act 1893, s 3

    “includes —(a)any thing, state of things, or relation of things, capable of being received by the senses; and(b)any mental condition of which any person is conscious;Illustrations(a) That there are certain objects arranged in a certain …”

    Read s 3
  • fact in issue

    Defined in Evidence Act 1893, s 3

    “includes any fact from which either by itself or in connection with other facts the existence, non‑existence, nature or extent of any right, liability or disability asserted or denied in any suit or proceeding necessarily …”

    Read s 3
  • factory

    Defined in Factories Act, s 6

    “means any premises in which, or within the close or curtilage or precincts of which, persons are employed in manual labour in any process for or incidental to any of the following purposes:(a)the making of any article or of part of any …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 6
  • factory or workshop

    Defined in Bills of Sale Act 1886, s 3

    “means any premises on which any manual labour is exercised by way of trade, or for purposes of gain in or incidental to the following purposes or any of them:(a)the making of any article or part of an article;(b)the altering, repairing …”

    Read s 3
  • fail

    Defined in Road Traffic Act 1961, s 72

    “includes refuse”

    Read s 72
  • failed DI Scheme member

    Defined in Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011, s 2

    “means a DI Scheme member in respect of which the Authority has made a determination that compensation is to be paid out of the DI Fund under section 21(1), and any reference to “failure” in relation to a DI Scheme member is to be construed …”

    Read s 2
  • failed PPF Scheme member

    Defined in Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011, s 2

    “means a PPF Scheme member in respect of which the Authority has made a determination under section 46(1) that the PPF Life Fund or the PPF General Fund is to be utilised for one or more of the purposes mentioned in section 46(2), and any …”

    Read s 2
  • failed Scheme member

    Defined in Deposit Insurance Act, s 2

    “means a Scheme member in respect of which the Authority has determined that compensation will be paid out of the Fund to insured depositors”

    Read s 2
  • fair trading functions

    Defined in Competition Act 2004, s 95

    “means the following functions:(a)promoting fair trading among suppliers and consumers and enabling consumers to make informed purchasing decisions in Singapore;(b)preventing suppliers in Singapore from engaging in unfair trading …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 95
  • fair wear and tear

    Defined in Requisition of Resources Act 1985, s 3

    “means such fair wear and tear as might have been expected to occur but for the fact that the property was so requisitioned”

    Read s 3
  • false identity card

    Defined in National Registration Act 1965, s 2

    “means —(a)a document that is not an identity card but purports to be an identity card; or(b)an identity card that has been altered by an unauthorised person”

    Read s 2
  • false tourist guide badge

    Defined in Singapore Tourism Board Act 1963, s 20

    “means —(a)a forged tourist guide badge;(b)a tourist guide badge altered without lawful authority; or(c)a tourist guide badge in respect of an expired, or a cancelled, revoked or suspended, licence”

    Read s 20
  • false trade information certificate

    Defined in Regulation of Importsand Exports Act 1995, s 2

    “means a trade information certificate —(a)that is purportedly issued by the Director‑General when it is not so issued;(b)that is issued in contravention of section 10A(4);(c)that contains any false or misleading information; or(d)in …”

    Read s 2
  • family

    Defined in Bankruptcy Act, s 2

    “means the persons (if any) who are living with and dependent on him”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • Family Court

    Defined in Interpretation Act 1965, s 2

    “means a Family Court constituted under section 5 of the Family Justice Act 2014”

    Read s 2
  • Family Division of the High Court

    Defined in Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969, s 2

    “means the Family Division of the High Court constituted under section 4 of the Family Justice Act 2014”

    Read s 2
  • family exclusion order

    Defined in Casino Control Act 2006, s 153

    “means a family exclusion order made under section 162(1), and includes —(a)a family exclusion order made under section 162(1) read with section 165C(1), in the respondent’s absence; and(b)a family exclusion order made in substitution of a …”

    Read s 153
  • Family Justice Rules

    Defined in Family Justice Act 2014, s 2

    “means the Family Justice Rules made under this Act and any other written law by the Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1)”

    Also defined in 3 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • family member

    Defined in Casino Control Act 2006, s 153

    “means —(a)a spouse of the respondent;(b)a child of the respondent, including an adopted child and a stepchild;(c)a parent of the respondent, including an adoptive parent and a step-parent; and(d)a sibling of the respondent, including an …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 153
  • family proceedings

    Defined in Family Justice Act 2014, s 2

    “means —(a)any civil proceedings under section 53 of the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966;(b)any civil proceedings under the Adoption of Children Act 1939;(c)any civil proceedings under the Guardianship of Infants Act 1934;(d)any civil …”

    Read s 2
  • family support programme

    Defined in Women’s Charter 1961, s 139A

    “means any programme or activity that seeks to address or resolve any relationship issue or relationship problem —(a)between spouses or former spouses;(b)between siblings; or(c)between parent and child”

    Read s 139A
  • family support programme or activity

    Defined in Family Justice Act 2014, s 2

    “means any programme or activity carried out for the purpose of addressing or resolving any relationship issue or relationship problem between spouses or former spouses, between siblings or between parent and child”

    Read s 2
  • family violence

    Defined in Women’s Charter 1961, s 58

    “has the meaning given by section 58B”

    Read s 58
  • family visit limit

    Defined in Casino Control Act 2006, s 153

    “means a family visit limit made under section 163A(4), and includes —(a)a family visit limit made under section 163A(4) read with section 165C(1), in the respondent’s absence; and(b)a family visit limit made in substitution of a family …”

    Read s 153