Words starting with P

payment service user

Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 2

“means any person that uses a payment service in the capacity of a payer or a payee, or of both”

payment system

Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 2

“means a funds transfer system or other system that facilitates the circulation of money, and includes any instruments and procedures that relate to the system”

Also defined in 1 other Act

payment transaction

Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 2

“means the placing, transfer or withdrawal of money, whether for the purpose of paying for goods or services or for any other purpose, and regardless of whether the intended recipient of the money is entitled to the money”

payout benchmark applicable to the member

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

“means the payout benchmark specified by the Minister in relation to the member under section 15AA(8)(a) or (c)”

payroll

Defined in Payroll Tax Act 1965, s 4

“means the total remuneration paid by or on behalf of an employer to his employees in any month and includes a proportion of the civilian remuneration which an employer is liable to pay to his employees pursuant to section 24 of the …”

pedestrian

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means —(a)an individual walking, with or without animals;(b)an individual in a non‑motorised wheelchair;(c)an individual driving or riding a mobility vehicle; (d)an individual travelling on inline skates, roller‑skates or a wheeled …”

pedestrian‑only path

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a length or area of path (whether or not contiguous with another path or a road) —(a)provided solely for pedestrians to use; and(b)starting at a pedestrian‑only path marking or a pedestrian‑only path sign, and ending at the nearest …”

pedestrian‑only path marking

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a marking drawn, etched or painted on a path —(a)consisting of —(i)a prescribed symbol or prescribed words or both; and(ii)if the marking has a limited operation, words or figures specifying details of the operation of the marking …”

pedestrian‑only path sign

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a sign —(a)showing —(i)a prescribed symbol or prescribed words or both; and(ii)if the sign has a limited operation, words or figures specifying details of the operation of the sign; and(b)erected so as to face an approaching …”

peer reviewer

Defined in Fire Safety Act 1993, s 2

“means a fire safety engineer who is appointed to review and assess whether any alternative solution in plans for any fire safety works that is prepared or proposed by another person satisfies any fire performance requirements”

pegawai masjid

Defined in Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966, s 2

“means a trustee, mutawalli, Imam, Khatib, Bilal and Noja (if any) for the time being of a mosque”

penalty fee

Defined in Public Transport Council Act 1987, s 2

“means the penalty fee referred to in section 53”

penalty provision

Defined in Bus Services Industry Act 2015, s 2

“means a provision in the public bus services contract that provides for the payment of an amount of penalty —(a)for a breach of the public bus services contract;(b)for a failure (not being a breach of contract) to meet a requirement …”

penciller

Defined in Betting Act 1960, s 2

“means a person who helps a bookmaker to keep his accounts or record of bets in connection with horse‑races”

Pension Authority

Defined in Pensions Act 1956, s 2

“means a Pension Authority appointed under section 4 for that officer or the class to which that officer belongs”

Pension Fund

Defined in Pensions Act 1956, s 2

“means the Pension Fund established by the Pension Fund Act 1995”

Also defined in 1 other Act

pensionable emoluments

Defined in Pensions Act 1956, s 2

“means —(a)in respect of public service in Singapore —(i)the basic salary attached to a pensionable office or, in the case of an officer serving in a pensionable class, the basic salary payable to that officer as an officer of that …”

pensionable office

Defined in Pensions Act 1956, s 2

“means —(a)in respect of public service in Singapore, an office or class of office declared by the President, by notification in the Gazette, to be pensionable and not likewise declared, by subsequent notification in the Gazette, to be …”

per cent alcohol by mass

Defined in Customs Act 1960, s 3

“means the measure of alcoholic strength of a mixture of alcohol and some other substances shown by the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the mass of alcohol present in the mixture to the total mass of the mixture”

per cent alcohol by volume

Defined in Customs Act 1960, s 3

“means the measure of alcoholic strength of a mixture of alcohol and water shown by the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the volume of alcohol present in the mixture at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius to the total volume of the …”

perform

Defined in Copyright Act 2021, s 7

“have the meanings given by section 67”

performance

Defined in Copyright Act 2021, s 7

“have the meanings given by section 67”

performance requirement

Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 22D

“means a performance requirement in the building regulations that —(a)is to facilitate the access to, and use of, a building and its facilities by persons with disabilities; or(b)is prescribed in the building regulations for the purposes of …”

performance standards

Defined in Bus Services Industry Act 2015, s 2

“includes —(a)minimum service levels determined according to such things as the periods of time during which the services are to be operated, the extent of services and the frequency of operation of services during specified periods …”

period of the emergency

Defined in Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, s 2

“means the period beginning with the commencement of this Act and ending on 15th September 1945*;* Declared…”

periodical publication

Defined in Undesirable Publications Act 1967, s 2

“includes every publication issued periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals whether regular or irregular”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

permanent establishment

Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 2

“means a fixed place where a business is wholly or partly carried on including —(a)a place of management;(b)a branch;(c)an office;(d)a factory;(e)a warehouse;(f)a workshop;(g)a farm or plantation;(h)a mine, oil well, quarry or other place …”

permanent place of business

Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 2

“means each fixed location in Singapore used by the licensee, operator or settlement institution for carrying on its business, regardless whether the business is carried on within a single building or at a single business address”

permanent resident

Defined in Residential Property Act 1976, s 2

“means any person who is not subject to any restriction as to his or her period of residence in Singapore imposed under the provisions of any written law relating to immigration for the time being in force, and includes any person resident …”

Also defined in 6 other Acts

permanent resident of Singapore

Defined in Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, s 2

“includes the holder of a Singapore blue identity card and a person who holds an entry permit or a re-entry permit issued by the Controller of Immigration”

Also defined in 6 other Acts