Words starting with P

Practice Monitoring Sub-committee

Defined in Accountants Act 2004, s 32

“means the Practice Monitoring Sub‑committee appointed under section 34”

practice of dentistry

Defined in Dental Registration Act 1999, s 2

“includes —(a)the performance of any procedure and the treatment of any disease, deficiency, deformity, malposition or lesion on or of the human teeth or jaws or associated structures, whether intraorally or extraorally;(b)the performance …”

practice of pharmacy

Defined in Pharmacists Registration Act 2007, s 2

“means any of the acts or activities specified in the Schedule”

practice of traditional Chinese medicine

Defined in Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act 2000, s 2

“means any of the following acts or activities:(a)acupuncture;(b)the diagnosis, treatment, prevention or alleviation of any disease or any symptom of a disease or the prescription of any herbal medicine;(c)the regulation of the functional …”

practice of veterinary medicine

Defined in Veterinary Practice Act 2026, s 2

“means the performance of any procedure on, the giving of any treatment to (or advice in relation to), or the attendance to, an animal that is usually carried out or given by veterinarians, such as —(a)the diagnosis of any disease in, or …”

practice review

Defined in Accountants Act 2004, s 32

“means a study, an appraisal, or a review carried out under a practice monitoring programme in respect of one or more aspects of the public accountancy services that are provided by a public accountant”

practice reviewer

Defined in Accountants Act 2004, s 32

“means any individual who is appointed by the Oversight Committee under section 35 to carry out a practice review”

practice similar to slavery

Defined in Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014, s 2

“includes debt bondage, serfdom or any servile form of marriage”

practice trainee

Defined in Legal Profession Act 1966, s 2

“means a qualified person who is serving his or her practice training period”

practice training contract

Defined in Legal Profession Act 1966, s 2

“means a formal training arrangement between a qualified person and a Singapore law practice, pursuant to which the qualified person receives, and the Singapore law practice provides, supervised training in relation to the practice of …”

practice training period

Defined in Legal Profession Act 1966, s 2

“means the period during which a qualified person is required to receive supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law before he or she can be admitted as an advocate and solicitor”

practise Singapore law

Defined in Legal Profession Act 1966, s 2

“means doing work, or transacting business, in relation to the laws of Singapore, being work or business of a kind that is the right or privilege of an advocate and solicitor under Part 4”

practising certificate

Defined in Allied Health Professions Act 2011, s 2

“means a practising certificate issued under section 23”

Also defined in 12 other Acts

practitioner

Defined in Medicines Act 1975, s 2

“means a doctor, dentist or veterinary surgeon”

pratique

Defined in Infectious Diseases Act 1976, s 2

“means the written permission granted by a Port Health Officer to the vessel to disembark and commence operation”

pre-resolution creditor

Defined in Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970, s 71

“means any person who was a creditor of a Division 4A FI immediately before the date of publication in the Gazette of the bail‑in certificate”

pre-resolution shareholder

Defined in Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970, s 71

“means any person who, immediately before the date of publication in the Gazette of the bail‑in certificate, held shares or other instrument conferring or representing a legal or beneficial ownership interest in a Division 4A FI”

precinct

Defined in Housing and Development Act 1959, s 75

“means a precinct declared by the Minister under section 76”

Also defined in 1 other Act

precious metal

Defined in Precious Stones and Precious Metals (Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) Act 2019, s 2

“means any precious metal specified in Part 1 of the Schedule in a manufactured or unmanufactured state”

precious product

Defined in Precious Stones and Precious Metals (Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) Act 2019, s 2

“means any jewellery, watch, apparel, accessory, ornament or other finished product —(a)made up of, containing or having attached to it, any precious stone or precious metal or both; and(b)at least 50% of its value (or other percentage of …”

precious stone

Defined in Precious Stones and Precious Metals (Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) Act 2019, s 2

“means any precious stone specified in Part 2 of the Schedule”

predecessor university

Defined in Nanyang Technological University (Corporatisation) Act 2005, s 2

“means the Nanyang Technological University established under the repealed Nanyang Technological University Act”

Also defined in 1 other Act

preference share

Defined in Estate Duty Act 1929, s 18

“means a share the holder of which is entitled to a dividend at a fixed rate only”

preferential certificate of origin

Defined in Regulation of Importsand Exports Act 1995, s 2

“means a trade information certificate that —(a)certifies goods mentioned in that document as meeting the criteria of a preferential tariff arrangement or agreement between Singapore and one or more other countries or territories so as to …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

preferential debt

Defined in Bankruptcy Act, s 2

“means any debt which is to be paid in priority to all other unsecured debts and which is specified in section 90, and any reference to a preferential creditor shall be construed accordingly”

Also defined in 1 other Act

preliminary breath test

Defined in Road Traffic Act 1961, s 72

“means a breath test under section 69”

premises

Defined in Controlled Premises (Special Provisions) Act, s 2

“means any dwelling-house, flat, factory, warehouse, office, counting house, shop, school and any other building, whether of permanent or temporary construction in which persons are employed, and any part of any such building let or sublet …”

Also defined in 72 other Acts

premises closure order

Defined in Massage Establishments Act 2017, s 2

“means a premises closure order issued under section 19(1)”

premium

Defined in Care Shield Life and Long-Term Care Act 2019, s 2

“means a premium payable for insurance cover under the CSHL Scheme or ESH Scheme”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

premium loading

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 28

“means any additional amount payable as a premium imposed in accordance with section 32A, over and above the premium payable by a member of the Scheme under section 32(1)”