Words starting with N

net chargeable concessionary income

Defined in Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act 1967, s 50

“means concessionary income after deducting expenses, donations, allowances or losses allowable under the Income Tax Act 1947 against the concessionary income, and after deducting investment allowance (if any) under Part 8”

net chargeable normal income

Defined in Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act 1967, s 50

“means normal income after deducting expenses, donations, allowances or losses allowable under the Income Tax Act 1947 against the normal income, and after deducting investment allowance (if any) under Part 8”

net estate

Defined in Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1966, s 2

“means all the property of which a deceased person had power to dispose by his will (otherwise than by virtue of a special power of appointment) less the amount of his funeral, testamentary and administration expenses, debts and liabilities …”

net investment income

Defined in Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, s 142

“means the balance of —(a)the dividends, interest and other income received by the Government during the financial year from investing the reserves of the Government; and(b)the interest received by the Government during the financial year …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

net surplus

Defined in Co-operative Societies Act 1979, s 2

“means the remaining portion of the surplus after provisions have been made for the Central Co-operative Fund and the Singapore Labour Foundation in accordance with section 71”

netting

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems (Finality and Netting) Act 2002, s 2

“means the conversion into one net claim or one net obligation of claims and obligations resulting from transfer orders which a participant either issues to, or receives from, one or more other participants with the result that only a net …”

netting arrangement

Defined in Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, s 61

“means an arrangement under which 2 or more claims or obligations can be converted into a net claim or obligation, and includes a close‑out netting arrangement (under which actual or theoretical debts are calculated during the course of a …”

network services

Defined in Cross-Border Railways Act 2018, s 2

“means —(a)the construction, maintenance, realignment and renewal of tracks of the railway;(b)the installation, operation, maintenance and renewal of a railway signalling system, railway communications system and railway control …”

new building

Defined in Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997, s 2

“means a building —(a)which is constructed on vacant land or in place of a building which has been demolished; and(b)the plans in respect of which are submitted to or lodged with the competent authority under the Planning Act 1998 on or …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

new development

Defined in Infrastructure Protection Act 2017, s 2

“means any new development that is proposed to be or being constructed”

new flat

Defined in Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997, s 2

“means a flat comprised in a new building”

new house

Defined in Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997, s 2

“means a house —(a)which is constructed on vacant land or in place of a building which has been demolished; and(b)the plans in respect of which are submitted to or lodged with the competent authority under the Planning Act 1998 on or after …”

new trade or business

Defined in Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act 1967, s 3

“means the trade or business —(a)in respect of any product or products specified in a single pioneer certificate of a pioneer enterprise; and(b)that is considered under section 7 to have been set up and commenced on the day following the …”

newspaper

Defined in Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974, s 2

“means any publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or any remarks, observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or to any other matter of public interest, printed in …”

Also defined in 6 other Acts

newspaper company

Defined in Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974, s 2

“means a public company limited by shares which has complied with section 10”

Also defined in 1 other Act

newspaper register

Defined in Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974, s 2

“means the books which are to be kept by the Registrar under section 30”

Ngee Ann Kongsi

Defined in Ngee Ann Polytechnic Act 1967, s 2

“means the Ngee Ann Kongsi incorporated under the Ngee Ann Kongsi (Incorporation) Ordinance 1933”

no-pay leave

Defined in Employment Act 1968, s 2

“means leave of absence without pay granted by the employer at the request of the employee”

no‑public drinking period

Defined in Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015, s 2

“means the period prescribed by the Minister under section 12 during which an individual must not consume liquor at any public place”

nominated Member

Defined in Parliamentary Pensions Act 1978, s 2

“have the meanings given by Article 39(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Constitution, respectively”

nomination day

Defined in Political Donations Act 2000, s 2

“means the day of nomination at an election or presidential election, as the case may be”

nominee

Defined in Architects Act 1991, s 2

“means a person who is accustomed or under an obligation (whether formal or informal) to act in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of another person, except that a person is not to be regarded as a nominee of another …”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

nominee account

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

“means any nominee ordinary account, nominee medisave account, nominee special account or nominee retirement account maintained for a deceased member under section 20(1D)”

nominee director

Defined in Corporate Service Providers Act 2024, s 2

“means a director who is accustomed or under an obligation whether formal or informal to act in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of any other person”

nominee shareholder

Defined in Corporate Service Providers Act 2024, s 2

“means a shareholder who satisfies either or both of the following:(a)the shareholder is accustomed or under an obligation whether formal or informal to vote, in respect of shares in the corporation of which the shareholder is the …”

non‑arrestable case

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 2

“mean, respectively, an offence for which and a case in which a police officer may not ordinarily arrest without warrant according to the third column of the First Schedule or under any other written law”

non-arrestable offence

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 2

“mean, respectively, an offence for which and a case in which a police officer may not ordinarily arrest without warrant according to the third column of the First Schedule or under any other written law”

non-citizen

Defined in Immigration Act 1959, s 2

“means any person who is not a citizen of Singapore”

non-commissioned officer

Defined in Civil Defence Act 1986, s 2

“means a member holding a rank not higher than the rank of senior warrant officer and not lower than the rank of lance‑corporal”

non‑compliant bicycle

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a bicycle the construction, weight or accessories of which do not comply with the requirements as to construction, weight and accessories prescribed either for all bicycles generally or for the particular type of that bicycle”