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Words starting with M

276 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “machinery” to “mutual benefit organisation”.

276 words · showing 31 to 60

  • Malaysian border protection service

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026, s 3

    “means any of the following agencies or departments of the Malaysian Government:(a)Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia;(b)Immigration Department of Malaysia;(c)Malaysia Civil Defence Force;(d)Malaysian Maritime Enforcement …”

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  • Malaysian border protection service officer

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026, s 3

    “means an individual who is an employee of the Malaysian Government and performing duties in any of the Malaysian border protection services”

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  • Malaysian citizen

    Defined in Interpretation Act 1965, s 2

    “means any person who is a citizen of Malaysia by virtue of the provisions of any law for the time being in force, or any instrument for the time being having the force of law, in Malaysia”

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  • Malaysian controlled item

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026, s 3

    “has the meaning given by section 19(5)”

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  • Malaysian Government

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026, s 3

    “means the Government of Malaysia”

    Read s 3
  • Malaysian incident management officer

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026, s 3

    “has the meaning given by section 27”

    Read s 3
  • Malaysian preclearance officer

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026, s 3

    “means a Malaysian border protection service officer who —(a)is recognised under section 9 as a Malaysian preclearance officer in respect of a cross‑border railway specified in the recognition; or(b)is deemed by section 10 recognised as a …”

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  • malfunction

    Defined in Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004, s 26

    “includes any defect or breakdown in that system or in any equipment, software or telecommunication networks used in or in connection with that system”

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  • maliciously

    Defined in Trade Disputes Act 1941, s 2

    “means the doing of a wrongful act intentionally without just cause or excuse”

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  • management

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways Act 2018, s 2

    “means to acquire, design, construct, install, operate, maintain in proper condition and improve the railway asset”

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  • management accounting service

    Defined in Corporate Service Providers Act 2024, s 3

    “means any of the following services:(a)measuring, evaluating or reporting on any information relating to the economic performance of an entity;(b)drawing and expressing a conclusion relating to the measurement or evaluation of, or …”

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  • management corporation

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

    “means the management corporation constituted in respect of that strata title plan under the Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967”

    Also defined in 4 other Acts

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  • manager

    Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 2

    “means the occupier of the premises, and where there is no occupier, the owner of the premises”

    Also defined in 16 other Acts

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  • managing agent

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

    “means a managing agent appointed under this Act”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • managing director

    Defined in Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970, s 2

    “means a director appointed under section 9(1)”

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  • mandatory energy improvement audit notice

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 22FA

    “means a mandatory energy improvement audit notice issued under section 22FJ(1)”

    Read s 22FA
  • mandatory law

    Defined in Multimodal Transport Act 2021, s 2

    “means any law of Singapore, or any international convention forming part of the law of Singapore, relating to the carriage of goods, the provisions of which cannot be departed from by contractual stipulations detrimental to the consignor …”

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  • manoeuvring area

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “means that part of an aerodrome to be used for the take‑off and landing of aircraft and for the surface movement of aircraft associated with take‑off and landing, but excludes any area set aside for loading, unloading or maintenance of …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • manual folio

    Defined in Land Titles Act 1993, s 4

    “means a folio maintained by the Registrar wholly in the form of a document in writing”

    Read s 4
  • manufacture

    Defined in Control of Manufacture Act 1959, s 2

    “means —(a)the making of any goods or part of any goods;(b)the altering, ornamenting, finishing, cleaning or washing or the breaking up or the assembling or processing in any form of any goods; or(c)the adapting for sale of any goods, in …”

    Also defined in 7 other Acts

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  • manufacturer

    Defined in Timber Industry Act, s 2

    “means any person who is registered under the Control of Manufacture Act in respect of any timber or carries on the business of processing, seasoning or preserving timber”

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  • manufacturing

    Defined in Sale of Food Act 1973, s 2

    “includes any one or more of the following:(a)making food by combining ingredients;(b)significantly changing the condition or nature of food by any process, such as milling flour or peeling, cutting and freezing fruits;(c)bottling or …”

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  • manuscript

    Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

    “means an original document embodying the work, whether written by hand or not”

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  • Marina Superintendent

    Defined in Sentosa Development Corporation Act 1972, s 2

    “means the Marina Superintendent appointed under section 26 and includes any Deputy or Assistant Marina Superintendent appointed under that section”

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  • marine facilities

    Defined in Sentosa Development Corporation Act 1972, s 2

    “means facilities either owned by the Corporation or any lessee of any land in Sentosa that are intended primarily to be used by or for the service of vessels (including floats, ramps, hoists, parking areas, leased water areas, concessions …”

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  • marine mutual insurance business

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

    “means the business of providing the insurance of liabilities under insurance policies on the basis of mutual insurance —(a)upon goods, merchandise or property of any description transported on board any vessel, including incidental transit …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • marine mutual insurer

    Defined in Insurance Act 1966, s 2

    “means an insurer that is a direct insurer licensed to carry on general business and that is permitted under the licence to carry on marine mutual insurance business only”

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  • marine park

    Defined in Parks and Trees Act 2005, s 2

    “means any area of the sea or seabed that is set aside for conservation of marine organisms and is designated in Part 3 of the Schedule”

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  • marine pollutant

    Defined in Prevention of Pollution ofthe Sea Act 1990, s 2

    “means a substance which is identified as a marine pollutant in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code published by the International Maritime Organisation, as amended from time to time”

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  • marine services and facilities

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

    “means the towage and pilotage of vessels and the supply of water to vessels”

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