Words starting with M

member company

Defined in Securities Industry Act, s 2

“means a company which carries on a business of dealing in securities and is recognised as a member company by a securities exchange”

member of a state force

Defined in Infrastructure Protection Act 2017, s 2

“means any of the following persons:(a)a police officer;(b)an auxiliary police officer;(c)an officer, a senior military expert or a soldier of the Singapore Armed Forces;(d)a member of the Singapore Civil Defence Force, as defined in …”

member of his family

Defined in Control of Rent Act, s 2

“means —(a)the husband or widower;(b)the wife or widow;(c)the father or mother; or(d)a son or daughter either of whom is over 16 years of age; andwhere the tenancy has not been determined according to law includes a legal personal …”

Member of Parliament

Defined in Parliamentary Pensions (Abolition) Act 2012, s 2

“means —(a)an elected Member of Parliament within the meaning of Article 39(1)(a) of the Constitution;(b)a non-constituency Member within the meaning of Article 39(1)(b) of the Constitution; or(c)a nominated Member within the meaning of …”

member of the Corporation

Defined in Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Act, s 2

“includes the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Corporation”

member of the Corps

Defined in Vigilante Corps Act 1967, s 2

“means any person of any rank in the Corps”

member of the Fund

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

“means any person to whose credit any amount is standing in the Fund, or for whom any account in the Fund is maintained for any of the purposes of this Act”

Also defined in 1 other Act

member of the public

Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 386AB

“includes —(a)in the case of a company — any member of the company acting in the member’s capacity as such; and(b)in the case of a foreign company — any member of the foreign company acting in the member’s capacity as such”

member of the Scheme

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 28

“means a person who is insured under the Scheme”

members

Defined in Science Council of Singapore Act, s 2

“includes the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, a temporary Chairman, a temporary Deputy Chairman and any temporary member of the Council.”

membership resolution

Defined in International Development Association Act 2002, s 2

“means the resolution adopted by the Board of Governors of the Association specifying the terms and conditions upon which Singapore is admitted to membership of the Association.”

memorandum of charge

Defined in Registration of Deeds Act, s 2

“includes any memorandum of a lien or charge on any land which is registered under this Act”

Also defined in 1 other Act

mental capacity assessor

Defined in Vulnerable Adults Act 2018, s 2

“means a person appointed by the Director‑General under section 3(4) to assess the mental capacity of an individual under or for the purposes of this Act”

mental disorder

Defined in Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008, s 2

“means any mental illness or any other disorder or disability of the mind, and “mentally disordered” is to be construed accordingly”

mentally disordered person

Defined in Mental Disorders and Treatment Act, s 2

“means any person found by due course of law to be of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself or his affairs”

MEO

Defined in Women’s Charter 1961, s 76

“means an individual appointed under section 77(1), and includes the chief maintenance enforcement officer or “Chief MEO””

mercantile agent

Defined in Factors Act 1889, s 1

“means a mercantile agent having in the customary course of his business as such agent authority either to sell goods, or to consign goods for the purpose of sale, or to buy goods, or to raise money on the security of goods”

merchant

Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 2

“means a person (other than an individual who is not required to be registered under the Business Names Registration Act 2014) who, in the course of the person’s business —(a)provides goods or services;(b)promotes the use or purchase of …”

merchant acquisition service

Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 2

“has the meaning given by Part 3 of the First Schedule”

merchant bank

Defined in Banking Act 1970, s 2

“means any company —(a)that holds a valid merchant bank licence granted under section 55S; or(b)that is treated as having been granted a merchant bank licence in accordance with section 64 of the Banking (Amendment) Act 2020”

Also defined in 1 other Act

merchant bank group

Defined in Banking Act 1970, s 55Q

“means a group of entities comprising the merchant bank and —(a)any of its associates; and(b)any other entity treated as part of the merchant bank’s group of companies according to the accounting standards applicable to the merchant bank”

merchant bank in Singapore

Defined in Banking Act 1970, s 2

“means —(a)a merchant bank incorporated in Singapore; or(b)in the case of a merchant bank incorporated outside Singapore, the branches and offices of the merchant bank located in Singapore”

merchant bank incorporated outside Singapore

Defined in Banking Act 1970, s 2

“means a merchant bank incorporated, formed or established outside Singapore”

Merchant Shipping Acts

Defined in Merchant Shipping Act, s 2

“means the Merchant Shipping Acts from time to time in force in the United Kingdom”

Merdeka Generation Senior

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

“includes an individual who is determined under section 13 to be a Merdeka Generation Senior”

message

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2012, s 36

“means any message, whether in sound, text, visual or other form”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

messaging system

Defined in Women’s Charter 1961, s 2

“means any system that enables the transmission of short text messages, or of any visual communication, voice communication or electronic mail —(a)from a digital mobile telephone to another digital mobile telephone; or(b)from an electronic …”

meter

Defined in Electricity Act 2001, s 2

“means any device for measuring the flow of electricity”

Also defined in 1 other Act

meter installation

Defined in Electricity Act 2001, s 2

“means any meter and, if so equipped, its associated equipment, apparatus, device and installation, including any self-contained meter transformers, wiring, seal, meter test terminal block, test links, fuses, lamps, data recorders, circuit …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

metering equipment

Defined in District Cooling Act 2001, s 2

“means any apparatus owned by the licensee used in or in connection with a district cooling system for the purpose of determining the cooling load of an installation”