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140 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “oath” to “owner developer”.

140 words · showing 61 to 90

  • on‑course betting

    Defined in Gambling Control Act 2022, s 3

    “have the meanings given by section 13(4)”

    Read s 3
  • on‑demand passenger transport service

    Defined in Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019, s 4

    “means a passenger transport service —(a)provided using bookable vehicles;(b)in which the passenger or hirer determines or substantially determines the locations for the beginning and end of the journey and the time of travel; and(c)which …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 4
  • on‑demand ride booking service

    Defined in Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019, s 4

    “means —(a)a service that involves —(i)taking or facilitating bookings for bookable vehicles made available, or to be made available, in providing on‑demand passenger transport services (whether immediately or at a later time) …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 4
  • one-to-one live aural communications

    Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2A

    “means content —(a)consisting of speech or other sounds conveyed in real time between 2 end-users of the service by means of the service;(b)that is not a recording; and(c)that is not accompanied by user-generated content of any other …”

    Read s 2A
  • online account

    Defined in Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, s 2

    “means an account on an online service”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • online activity

    Defined in Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, s 2

    “means any activity conducted by means of the internet, and regulations may clarify the types of activities that are online activities”

    Read s 2
  • online Code of Practice

    Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2

    “means a Code of Practice that is issued or amended under section 45L or amended under section 59(3) on appeal”

    Read s 2
  • online communication service

    Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 2A(1)”

    Read s 2
  • online election advertising

    Defined in Presidential Elections Act 1991, s 2

    “means election advertising that is published in any way that renders the election advertising accessible from the Internet”

    Read s 2
  • online location

    Defined in Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, s 2

    “means any internet domain, website, webpage, chatroom, channel, group, forum or any other location, that can be accessed by means of the internet”

    Also defined in 3 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • online material

    Defined in Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, s 2

    “means material (including any computer program, machine code and internet link) that can be accessed at an online location by means of the internet”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • online service

    Defined in Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, s 2

    “means the whole or any part of any service on or through which online activity can be conducted and which can be accessed by means of the internet, and regulations may clarify the types of services that are online services”

    Read s 2
  • online service provider

    Defined in Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, s 2

    “means the provider of an online service”

    Read s 2
  • onshore receiving facility

    Defined in Gas Act 2001, s 2

    “means a facility located in Singapore upstream of an onshore gas transmission network owned by, or under the management or control of, a gas transporter, and at which all or any of the following activities are carried out in relation to …”

    Read s 2
  • onshore receiving facility operator

    Defined in Gas Act 2001, s 2

    “means a person holding an onshore receiving facility operator’s licence”

    Read s 2
  • onward transfer

    Defined in Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970, s 60

    “means the transfer by the transferee to the 2nd transferee, in accordance with an onward transfer certificate under section 64, of the whole or part of the business transferred to the transferee by a certificate of transfer”

    Read s 60
  • open air cinema

    Defined in Entertainments Duty Act, s 2

    “means any entertainment by means of a cinematograph where the area in which the audience is accommodated is exposed to the sky, whether or not the area is enclosed”

    Read s 2
  • open market value

    Defined in Goods and Services Tax Act 1993, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 17(5)”

    Read s 2
  • open network services

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways Act 2018, s 2

    “means network services provided to a train service operator for or in connection with a cross‑border train service provided by that operator”

    Read s 2
  • opening of a cross‑border railway

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

    “has the meaning given by section 45(3) of the Cross‑Border Railways Act 2018”

    Read s 3
  • operate

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “means to fly or use the aircraft, or to cause the aircraft to fly, be used, or be in any place, whether or not a person is present with the aircraft”

    Also defined in 5 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • operating method

    Defined in Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011, s 2

    “means the method by which, according to its design and specifications, the amusement ride is to be put to function, and includes all safety measures to be taken in the event of any adverse incident occurring in respect of the amusement ride”

    Read s 2
  • operating permit

    Defined in Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011, s 2

    “means a permit issued by the Commissioner under section 14 authorising the holder of the permit to operate an amusement ride”

    Read s 2
  • operationally ready national service

    Defined in Enlistment Act 1970, s 2

    “means service under section 14”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • operationally ready national serviceman

    Defined in Civil Defence Act 1986, s 2

    “means a person liable to render operationally ready national service under the Enlistment Act 1970”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • operations

    Defined in Casino Control Act 2006, s 2

    “means —(a)the conduct of casino gambling or promotional games in the casino;(b)the management and supervision of the conduct of casino gambling or promotional games in the casino;(c)money counting in, and in relation to, the …”

    Read s 2
  • operator

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “means a person engaged in, or offering to engage in, the operation of the unmanned aircraft, and where the unmanned aircraft is a remotely piloted aircraft, includes —(a)the person who causes the remotely piloted aircraft to fly; and(b)the …”

    Also defined in 9 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • operator of an aircraft

    Defined in Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009, s 71B

    “means the person who, when an aircraft flight operation involving an aircraft occurs, is —(a)if the aircraft is under a lease at the time of the operation, the lessee of the aircraft; or(b)in any other case, the owner of the aircraft”

    Read s 71B
  • ophthalmologist

    Defined in Optometrists and Opticians Act 2007, s 2

    “means a person who is, by virtue of registration in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997, entitled to practise as a specialist in ophthalmology”

    Read s 2
  • opium

    Defined in Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, s 2

    “means any substance containing in any quantity morphine and one or more of the following, namely, codeine, narcotine, papaverine and thebaine but does not include poppy-straw which is not mixed in any such substance”

    Read s 2