Words starting with H

house

Defined in House to House and Street Collections Act 1947, s 2

“includes a place of business”

Also defined in 7 other Acts

household composition

Defined in Medi Shield Life Scheme Act 2015, s 2

“means information on the identity and particulars of the persons who comprise a household for the purposes of determining whether a member of that household satisfies the eligibility criteria for a grant, subsidy or benefit under a …”

household shelter

Defined in Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997, s 2

“means a shelter in a house or flat for the use, primarily, of the occupants of that house or flat and of persons ordinarily frequenting that house or flat, during a state of emergency”

household waste

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

“means waste collected from households, but does not include such waste as may be specified in any regulations made under this Act”

householder

Defined in National Registration Act 1965, s 2

“means the owner, tenant, subtenant or occupier of a house, shophouse, flat, apartment, hut or other dwelling place”

housing accommodation

Defined in Executive Condominium Housing Scheme Act 1996, s 2

“means a horizontal stratum of the whole or part of a building, whether such stratum is on one or more levels or is partially or wholly below the surface of the ground, which is wholly constructed, adapted or intended for human habitation”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

Housing and Development Board

Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 2

“means the Housing and Development Board established under section 3 of the Housing and Development Act 1959”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

Housing and Urban Development Company

Defined in Housing and Development Act 1959, s 2

“means the Housing and Urban Development Company (Private) Limited incorporated in Singapore under the Companies Act 1967”

Housing Authority

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

“means any of the following:(a)the Housing and Development Board;(b)the Jurong Town Corporation established by section 3 of the Jurong Town Corporation Act 1968;(c)the Minister for Finance incorporated under the Minister for Finance …”

housing developer

Defined in Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1965, s 2

“means any —(a)person;(b)group of persons, whether in partnership or otherwise;(c)society, whether a cooperative society or otherwise;(d)company; or(e)limited liability partnership,who or which engages in or undertakes housing development …”

housing development

Defined in Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1965, s 2

“means the business of —(a)developing;(b)providing the money for developing or for the purchase of,more than 4 units of housing accommodation; or(c)developing and providing the money for the purchase of more than 4 units of housing …”

housing estate

Defined in HUDC Housing Estates Act, s 2

“means any housing estate built on any of the parcels of land which are more particularly described in the First Schedule”

Also defined in 1 other Act

HPB

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”

HSA

Defined in Singapore Food Agency Act 2019, s 49

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

HSR

Defined in Adoption of Children Act 2022, s 2

“means a report —(a)applied for by 2 individuals or an individual before the date of commencement of section 11;(b)issued before, on or after that date by an adoption agency accredited by the Ministry of Social and Family Development for …”

HUDC flat

Defined in Residential Property Act 1976, s 2

“means —(a)any flat comprised in any of the subdivided buildings described in the First Schedule; or(b)any of the flats described in the Second Schedule,which has been sold by the Housing and Urban Development Company (Private) Limited, a …”

human biological material

Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

“means any biological material obtained from the human body that consists of, or includes, human cells”

human biomedical research

Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

“has the meaning given by section 3”

human embryo

Defined in Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2004, s 2

“means any live embryo that —(a)has a human genome or an altered human genome; and(b)has been developing for less than 8 weeks since the appearance of 2 pro‑nuclei or the initiation of its development by other means”

human embryo clone

Defined in Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2004, s 2

“means any human embryo that is a genetic copy of another living or dead human, but does not include a human embryo created by the fertilisation of a human egg by human sperm”

human sperm

Defined in Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2004, s 2

“includes human spermatids”

human tissue

Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

“means any human biological material but excludes human biological material specified in the First Schedule”

hurt

Defined in Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958, s 2

“means hurt as defined in the Penal Code 1871”

Also defined in 3 other Acts