Words starting with P

prohibited practice

Defined in Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2004, s 2

“means any of the practices prohibited under Part 3.”

prohibited publication

Defined in Undesirable Publications Act 1967, s 2

“means any publication the importation, sale or circulation of which has been prohibited under section 5”

prohibited substance

Defined in Health Products Act 2007, s 2

“means a substance that is prescribed as a substance that is not to be contained at all in any health product or in any particular category of health products”

project company

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

“means the company referred to as such in section 51(1)”

proliferation financing

Defined in Accountants Act 2004, s 2

“means the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction”

Also defined in 1 other Act

promissory note

Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2010, s 16A

“includes a promissory note within the meaning of the Bills of Exchange Act 1949, or under any other rule of law, or the law of a country or territory outside Singapore”

promote

Defined in Betting and Sweepstake Duties Act 1950, s 2

“includes controlling or supervising the receipt or negotiation of bets or the conduct of games of chance, and “promoter” and “promoting” shall be construed accordingly”

Also defined in 1 other Act

promoter

Defined in Betting and Sweepstake Duties Act 1950, s 2

“means the secretary of the racing club or association which has promoted any totalisator, pari-mutuel or any other system or method of cash or credit betting or sweepstake”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

promotional activity

Defined in Casino Control Act 2006, s 2

“includes a promotional game”

promotional game

Defined in Casino Control Act 2006, s 2

“means a game or lottery played within the casino premises —(a)that is conducted or played as part of an event to promote the visiting of the casino or the playing of any casino game or participation in any other form of casino gambling …”

promotional venture

Defined in Charities Act 1994, s 35

“means any advertising or sales campaign or any other venture undertaken for promotional purposes”

propagating material

Defined in Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004, s 2

“means any part or product from which, whether alone or in combination with other parts or products of that plant, another plant with the same essential characteristics can be produced”

propagation

Defined in Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004, s 2

“means the growth, culture or multiplication of that plant or component”

proper authority

Defined in Enlistment Act 1970, s 2

“means the Armed Forces Council established under section 8 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 and any person or body appointed by it by name or by office for the purposes of the whole or any Part of this Act”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

proper officer

Defined in Stamp Duties Act 1929, s 2

“means the Commissioner and such other officer as may be authorised by the Commissioner to impress stamps or to issue stamp certificates”

proper officer of customs

Defined in Customs Act 1960, s 3

“means any officer of customs acting in the fulfilment of his or her duties under this Act, whether such duties are assigned to him or her specially or generally or expressly or by implication”

Also defined in 1 other Act

properly interested person

Defined in Coroners Act 2010, s 2

“means —(a)any person who is a spouse or next-of-kin of the deceased;(b)any person who is a personal representative of the deceased; or(c)any other person who, in the opinion of the Coroner, should be regarded as a properly interested …”

property

Defined in Conveyancing and Lawof Property Act 1886, s 2

“includes real and personal property and any estate in any property, real or personal, and any debt and any thing in action, and any other right or interest in the nature of property, whether in possession or not”

Also defined in 38 other Acts

property passing on the death

Defined in Estate Duty Act 1929, s 2

“includes property passing either immediately on the death or after any interval, either certainly or contingently, and either originally or by way of substitutive limitation”

proposed lot

Defined in Building (Strata Management) Act 2004, s 2

“means any stratum in a development on a parcel to be comprised in a strata title plan and which —(a)is intended to be used as a complete and separate unit for the purpose of habitation or business or for any other purpose; and(b)is to be …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

proposed national monument

Defined in Preservation of Monuments Act 2009, s 2

“means a monument covered by a notice under section 11(7)(a) of the Minister’s intention to make a preservation order protecting the monument”

proposed society

Defined in Co-operative Societies Act 1979, s 2

“means an association of persons seeking registration as a society”

proprietary designation

Defined in Medicines (Advertisement and Sale) Act 1955, s 2

“means a word or words used or proposed to be used in connection with the sale of articles consisting of or comprising the substance for the purpose of indicating that they are the goods of a particular person by virtue of manufacture …”

proprietor

Defined in Geographical Indications Act 2014, s 2

“means —(a)in relation to a registered trade mark, the person in whose name the trade mark is registered;(b)in relation to an unregistered trade mark that is a well known trade mark, the person to whom the trade mark belongs; or(c)in …”

Also defined in 13 other Acts

prospective owner

Defined in Copyright Act 2021, s 7

“means —(a)in relation to a future copyright that is not assigned — the person who would be the first owner of the copyright under the provisions of this Act when the copyright comes into existence; and(b)in relation to a future copyright …”

prospectus

Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 4

“means any prospectus, notice, circular, material, advertisement, publication or other document —(a)inviting applications or offers from the public to subscribe for or purchase; or(b)offering to the public for subscription or purchase,any …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

prostitution

Defined in Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014, s 2

“means the offering of an individual’s body for hire, whether for money or in kind, for the purpose of sexual penetration”

Also defined in 1 other Act

protected area

Defined in Protected Areas and Protected Places Act, s 2

“means any area declared to be a protected area by virtue of section 4”

Also defined in 1 other Act

protected area order

Defined in Infrastructure Protection Act 2017, s 2

“means an order made under section 8 declaring any premises to be a protected area, and includes the order as amended under section 11”

protected information

Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 45

“means —(a)information that is contained in a report of an aviation safety matter made under any voluntary reporting rules;(b)information that is obtained or generated by a designated person in the course of considering a report of an …”