Words starting with G

General Manager

Defined in Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore Act, s 2

“means the General Manager appointed under section 18 and includes any person appointed to act as General Manager”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

general meeting

Defined in Singapore Labour Foundation Act 1977, s 2

“means an annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting of the Foundation”

general moneys of the Fund

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

“means the moneys of the Fund (whether or not standing to the credit of any member in the Fund) that are not accounted for in any subsidiary account maintained for a member in respect of the money standing to the member’s credit in the Fund”

general or routine order

Defined in Home Team Corps Act 2017, s 2

“means a general or routine order made, or deemed made, under section 16”

general orders

Defined in Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

“includes orders of the Armed Forces Council, General Orders of the Ministry of Defence, standing orders, routine orders and other general orders published in writing in accordance with military usage”

general partner

Defined in Limited Partnerships Act 2008, s 2

“means any partner of a firm who is not a limited partner as defined in this Act”

general power of investment

Defined in Trustees Act 1967, s 3

“means the general power of investment conferred on the trustee by section 4”

general public

Defined in Shared Mobility Enterprises (Control and Licensing) Act 2020, s 2

“includes a section of the public”

general purpose financial statements

Defined in Corporate Service Providers Act 2024, s 3

“have the meanings given by the part entitled “Glossary” in the Singapore Standards on Auditing”

general reinsurance broker

Defined in Insurance Act 1966, s 2

“means a person who is for the time being registered under section 76 in respect of reinsurance of liabilities under insurance policies relating to general business”

Also defined in 1 other Act

general remote gambling

Defined in Casino Control Act 2006, s 153

“have the meanings given by section 11(1) of the Gambling Control Act 2022”

general rules

Defined in Bankruptcy Act, s 2

“includes forms”

general upgrading works

Defined in Housing and Development Act 1959, s 75

“means any upgrading works to be carried out in a precinct other than specified upgrading works, special upgrading works and flat upgrading works”

generally available information

Defined in Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970, s 14

“means information that consists of readily observable matter, including information that consists of deductions, conclusions or inferences made or drawn from readily observable matter”

generate

Defined in Electricity Act 2001, s 2

“means to produce electricity by means of a generating station for the purpose of giving a supply to any premises or enabling a supply to be so given”

Also defined in 1 other Act

generating station

Defined in Electricity Act 2001, s 2

“means any installation used for, or for purposes connected with, the production of electricity”

Also defined in 1 other Act

generating unit

Defined in Electricity Act 2001, s 2

“means any apparatus used for, or for purposes connected with, the production of electricity”

generation licensee

Defined in Electricity Act 2001, s 2

“means a person who is authorised by an electricity licence to generate electricity”

genetically modified organism

Defined in Animals and Birds Act 1965, s 2

“means any organism (other than a human being or a plant), whether living or dead, or parts of any such organism, containing genetic material or protein or both which have been derived or modified as a result of manipulation or …”

geographical indication

Defined in Geographical Indications Act, s 2

“means any indication used in trade to identify goods as originating from a place, provided that —(a)the place is a qualifying country or a region or locality in the qualifying country; and(b)a given quality, reputation or other …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

geotechnical aspects

Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 2

“means —(a)an analysis of the geological structure and earth materials of the site of the geotechnical building works and its influence on the geotechnical building works;(b)an analysis of the ground water regime and its influence on the …”

geotechnical building works

Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 2

“means any of the following building works: (a)any excavation or other building works to make —(i)a tunnel with a diameter, width or height of more than 2 metres; or(ii)a caisson, cofferdam, trench, ditch, shaft or well with a depth of more …”

geotechnical engineer

Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 2

“means a professional engineer who is registered under the Professional Engineers Act 1991 as a specialist professional engineer in the specialised branch of geotechnical engineering”

gestational mother

Defined in Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013, s 2

“means the woman who is treated as the mother of a child under section 6”

GHG emission

Defined in Carbon Pricing Act 2018, s 2

“means any greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere directly from the business facility”

gift

Defined in Political Donations Act 2000, s 2

“includes bequest”

gift caught by this Part

Defined in Organised Crime Act 2015, s 46

“has the meaning given by section 47”

give public notice

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 149A

“means to cause a notice of the matter to be published in the Gazette”

Global Forum

Defined in Trustees Act 1967, s 83

“means the international body known as the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes”

gold

Defined in Exchange Control Act 1953, s 2

“means gold coin and bullion and includes any gold in whatever state or form other than gold which has been materially increased in value by skilled craftsmanship”