Words starting with H

health policy

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

“means any accident and health policy which is not a personal accident policy”

health product

Defined in Health Products Act 2007, s 2

“means any substance, preparation or device —(a)that —(i)is represented for use by humans;(ii)whether because of its presentation or otherwise, is likely to be taken for use by humans; or(iii)is included in a class of substances …”

health professional

Defined in Work Injury Compensation Act 2019, s 2

“means —(a)a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act 1997 and includes any person exempted from registration under that Act; or(b)a registered dentist under the Dental Registration Act 1999,and, in relation to …”

Health Promotion Board

Defined in Communicable Diseases Agency Act 2025, s 49

“means the Health Promotion Board established by section 3 of the Health Promotion Board Act 2001”

Health Sciences Authority

Defined in Coroners Act 2010, s 2

“means the Health Sciences Authority established under section 3 of the Health Sciences Authority Act 2001”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

health service

Defined in Pioneer Generation and Merdeka Generation Funds Act 2014, s 2

“means an activity performed in relation to an individual —(a)that is intended or claimed (expressly or otherwise) by the individual or the person performing the activity —(i)to diagnose the individual’s illness or disability;(ii)to treat …”

health-related purpose

Defined in Health Products Act 2007, s 2

“means a therapeutic, preventive, palliative, diagnostic or cosmetic purpose, or any other purpose for the promotion or preservation of human health and wellbeing, and includes the following:(a)preventing, diagnosing, monitoring, treating …”

healthcare establishment

Defined in Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act 1980, s 2

“means any premises or conveyance —(a)which is used or intended to be used for the provision of any service, or for carrying out any practice or procedure, that is related to the diagnosis, treatment or care of persons suffering from any …”

healthcare institution

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

“means —(a)the holder of a licence granted under the Healthcare Services Act 2020; or(b)such other person who provides care services for the disabled as may be determined by the Minister”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

healthcare practitioner

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

“means —(a)a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997;(b)a nurse registered under the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999; or(c)an allied health professional registered under the Allied Health Professions Act 2011”

Also defined in 1 other Act

healthcare professional

Defined in Dental Registration Act 1999, s 2

“includes a medical practitioner, a dentist, a nurse, a midwife, a pharmacist, a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner and any other person who is licensed to provide any other healthcare services in Singapore”

healthcare provider

Defined in Pioneer Generation and Merdeka Generation Funds Act 2014, s 2

“means any organisation providing one or more health services in the course of business”

healthcare-related public scheme

Defined in Medi Shield Life Scheme Act 2015, s 2

“means a public scheme, prescribed for the purposes of Part 5, that is established to provide any grant, subsidy or benefit for the payment of any healthcare expenses, and includes a relevant public scheme”

heavy oil or diesel oil

Defined in Customs Act 1960, s 3

“includes any liquid, other than petroleum, which is or may be used as a fuel in the engine of a traction engine or motor vehicle”

heavy vehicle

Defined in Parking Places Act 1974, s 2

“means —(a)any heavy goods vehicle or concrete mixer, the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 5,000 kilograms;(b)any bus with a seating capacity of more than 15 persons, not inclusive of the driver;(c)any trailer, container trailer, low …”

heinous sex crime

Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 45D

“means —(a)an offence under the Penal Code 1871 involving serious sexual assault such as rape or sexual assault by penetration, or sexual communication with or sexual grooming of a child;(b)an offence under section 8 of the Children and …”

herbal medicine

Defined in Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act 2000, s 2

“means any material or product known or claimed to have therapeutic or other health benefits which contains either raw or processed ingredients of plant, inorganic or animal origin”

herbal remedy

Defined in Medicines Act 1975, s 2

“means a medicinal product consisting of a substance produced by subjecting a plant or plants to drying, crushing or other process or of a mixture whose ingredients are 2 or more substances so produced, or of a combination of such mixture …”

heritage road green buffer

Defined in Parks and Trees Act 2005, s 2

“means any area designated by the Minister as such under section 16(1)”

Hertzian or radio waves

Defined in Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Act, s 2

“means electro-magnetic waves of frequencies lower than 3000 gigahertz propagated in space without any artificial guide”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

High Court

Defined in Interpretation Act 1965, s 2

“means the High Court established by the Constitution”

high explosives

Defined in Arms and Explosives Act 1913, s 2

“includes, but is not limited to, cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX)”

high judicial office

Defined in Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, s 2

“means the office of the Chief Justice, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, a Judge of the Appellate Division, a Judge of the High Court, a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge, and “person holding high judicial …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

High Speed Rail Bilateral Agreement

Defined in Cross-Border Railways Act 2018, s 2

“means the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Government of Malaysia, dated 13 December 2016, concerning the Kuala Lumpur — Singapore High Speed Rail, a redacted copy of which the Minister makes available …”

high voltage

Defined in Electricity Act 2001, s 2

“means a voltage exceeding 1000V a.c. or 1500V d.c. between conductors, or 600V a.c. or 900V d.c. between each conductor and Earth”

higher education

Defined in Education Act 1957, s 2

“means education beyond the standard normally required for admission to a university”

Hindu joint family

Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 2

“means what in any system of law prevailing in India is known as a Hindu joint family or a co‑parcenary”

hire-purchase agreement

Defined in Hire-Purchase Act 1969, s 2

“means an agreement, other than a conditional sale agreement, under which —(a)goods are bailed in return for periodical payments to the hirer; and(b)the property in the goods will pass to the hirer if the terms of the agreement are complied …”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

hirer

Defined in Cinematograph Film Hire Duty Act, s 2

“means a person who rents a film from a renter or registered renter”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

HIV Infection

Defined in Infectious Diseases Act 1976, s 2

“means Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection”