Words starting with M

massage or special treatment

Defined in Massage Establishments Act, s 2

“means massage, manicure, chiropody, light, electric, vapour or other baths or other similar treatment.”

master

Defined in Animals and Birds Act 1965, s 2

“means the captain of any ship or aircraft and includes any person for the time being in charge of any ship (other than a pilot) or aircraft”

Also defined in 25 other Acts

master key system

Defined in Massage Establishments Act 2017, s 18

“means a set of locks in which —(a)each lock or subset of locks has a unique key; and(b)one single key or master key can operate all the locks in the set.”

master meter

Defined in Public Utilities Act 2001, s 2

“means a meter registering water, all or part of which is subsequently registered by one or more sub-meters”

Master Plan

Defined in Planning Act, s 2

“means the Master Plan including the written statement submitted to and approved by the Governor in Council on 5th August 1958 under the provisions of Part IV of the Singapore Improvement Ordinance, repealed by this Act, and the rules made …”

Also defined in 6 other Acts

match play coupon

Defined in Casino Control Act 2006, s 2

“means a coupon issued by a casino operator to a patron which, when presented by the patron together with casino chips in any wager, augments the patron’s wager according to a ratio, percentage or value specified in the coupon”

material

Defined in Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, s 2

“means information or material in any form, such as (but not limited to) —(a)oral, written, electronic or digital form; and(b)audio, visual, pictorial or graphic form (for example, an anthropomorphic or humanlike depiction),and includes …”

Also defined in 11 other Acts

material fact

Defined in Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003, s 2

“means any information that a supplier knows or ought reasonably to know would affect the decision of a consumer to enter into a consumer transaction”

material witness

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 221A

“means any witness (other than a prosecution witness) who may confirm or contradict, in material respects, an accused’s defence as set out in —(a)the accused’s statement or statements to the relevant law enforcement agency;(b)the Case for …”

maternity home

Defined in Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes Registration Act, s 2

“means any premises used or intended to be used for the reception of pregnant women or of women immediately after childbirth and includes a hospital so used or intended to be so used”

Also defined in 1 other Act

matrimonial asset

Defined in Women’s Charter 1961, s 121A

“has the meaning given by section 112(10)”

matters relating to productivity enhancement and continuing education

Defined in National Productivity Fund Act 2010, s 2

“includes legislative or administrative action taken, or to be taken, by the Government or any public authority that affects or might affect the productivity performance of industry, industry development or the productivity performance of …”

maturity date

Defined in Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021, s 2

“means the date —(a)specified, in accordance with the Regulations relating to the issue of that security, as the date on which the security is redeemable at par; or(b)specified by the Minister in the terms of the issue as the date on which …”

Maximum DI Coverage

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

“has the meaning given in the First Schedule”

maximum permissible working pressure

Defined in Factories Act, s 7

“means, in the case of a new steam boiler, that specified in the certificate referred to in section 36(13) and, in the case of a steam boiler which has been examined in accordance with section 36, that specified in the report of the last …”

maximum price

Defined in Price Control Act 1950, s 2

“means the maximum price at which, under the provisions of this Act, goods may be sold”

Mayor

Defined in Parliamentary Pensions Act 1978, s 2

“means a Mayor appointed under rules made under the People’s Association Act 1960”

MCRBA

Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 121

“means the Money‑changing and Remittance Businesses Act as in force immediately before 28 January 2020”

meat

Defined in Slaughter-houses and Meat Processing Factories Act, s 2

“means the edible part of any animal or bird used as food for human beings, including bones, offals, sausages and other meat preparations of cattle, sheep, goats, swine, boars, birds and rabbits, whether fresh, chilled, frozen, pickled …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

meat processing factory

Defined in Slaughter-houses and Meat Processing Factories Act, s 2

“means a place where meat is processed or is used in the production of any manufactured meat product or is so processed and used”

meat product

Defined in Wholesome Meat and Fish Act 1999, s 2

“means —(a)a carcase or any part of a carcase; and(b)any product or by-product of a carcase,which is intended for human consumption”

Also defined in 1 other Act

mechanical engineer

Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 22FA

“means a professional engineer registered under the Professional Engineers Act 1991 in the branch of mechanical engineering who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act”

mechanical power

Defined in Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006, s 4

“means any energy derived from steam, water, wind, electricity, compressed air or gas, or the combustion of fuel or explosive, which is used to drive or work any machinery”

mechanised car parking system

Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 2

“means a machine‑powered installation that —(a)is, or is intended to be, installed independently of, or installed in or attached to, a building or part of a building; and(b)is designed solely for the automated vertical or lateral movement …”

mechanised sweeper

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a motor vehicle that —(a)is designed or adapted for the purpose of sweeping or cleansing paths, the collection or disposal of refuse on paths or of the contents of gullies on paths; and(b)is incapable by reason of its construction of …”

media

Defined in Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016, s 2

“means —(a)a film as defined in section 2(1) of the Films Act 1981;(b)a newspaper;(c)a broadcasting service;(d)a publication as defined in section 2 of the Undesirable Publications Act 1967; or(e)any other medium of communication of …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Media Development Authority of Singapore

Defined in Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016, s 82

“means the Media Development Authority of Singapore established by section 3 of the Media Development Authority of Singapore Act”

mediated settlement agreement

Defined in Mediation Act 2017, s 2

“means an agreement by some or all of the parties to the mediation settling the whole or part of the dispute to which the mediation relates”

mediation

Defined in Singapore Convention on Mediation Act 2020, s 2

“means a process (whether referred to by the expression “mediation” or “conciliation” or any term of similar import) —(a)by which the parties to the mediation attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their dispute with the assistance of …”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

mediation agreement

Defined in Mediation Act 2017, s 2

“means a mediation agreement described in section 4”