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Words starting with P

702 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “PAB” to “pyramid selling scheme or arrangement”.

702 words · showing 211 to 240

  • place‑based gambling service

    Defined in Gambling Control Act 2022, s 3

    “means a gambling service —(a)that is for —(i)the placing, making, receiving or accepting of bets, or the sole or dominant purpose of which is to introduce individuals who wish to make or place bets to others who are willing to receive or …”

    Read s 3
  • plaintiff

    Defined in Sale of Goods Act 1979, s 61

    “includes a defendant counterclaiming”

    Read s 61
  • plan for development

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

    “means a plan for development approved by any person authorised by the Minister for the purpose and includes any subsequent modifications or alterations to a plan for development that may be approved by that person”

    Read s 2
  • Planning Department

    Defined in Urban Redevelopment Authority Act 1989, s 2

    “means the Planning Department of the Ministry of National Development”

    Read s 2
  • planning permission

    Defined in Planning Act 1998, s 2

    “means permission mentioned in section 12(1)”

    Also defined in 3 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • plant

    Defined in Control of Plants Act 1993, s 2

    “means any species of plant or any part of a plant whether living or dead and includes any vegetable, fruit, flower, leaf, stem, branch, spore, seed, root, cutting, graft, scion and any other part, whether severed or attached, intended for …”

    Also defined in 10 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • plant product

    Defined in Control of Plants Act 1993, s 2

    “means any product derived from plants, either in their natural, manufactured or processed form”

    Read s 2
  • plant variety

    Defined in Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004, s 2

    “means a plant grouping within a single botanical taxon of the lowest rank which, irrespective of whether the conditions for a grant of protection are fully met, can be —(a)defined by the expression of the characteristics resulting from a …”

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  • plantation

    Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 2

    “means any land used for the growing and harvesting of crops”

    Read s 2
  • planting area

    Defined in Parks and Trees Act 2005, s 2

    “means any planting area mentioned in section 23”

    Read s 2
  • plants

    Defined in Parks and Trees Act, s 2

    “includes shrubs, climbers, creepers, hedges, ferns, flowers and lawn-grasses”

    Read s 2
  • plastic explosive

    Defined in Arms and Explosives Act 1913, s 2

    “means any explosive which —(a)is formulated with one or more high explosives which in their pure form have vapour pressure of less than 10-4 Pa at a temperature of 25°C;(b)is formulated with a binder material; and(c)is, when mixed …”

    Read s 2
  • plastics

    Defined in Prevention of Pollution ofthe Sea Act 1990, s 2

    “includes, but is not limited to, synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic garbage bags”

    Read s 2
  • plate

    Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

    “includes a stereotype, stone, block, mould, matrix, transfer, negative or other similar appliance”

    Read s 7
  • platform

    Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997, s 2

    “includes any structure at sea, whether fixed or not fixed, but does not include a vessel”

    Read s 2
  • platform earnings

    Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

    “means the platform worker’s platform remuneration, but excludes any excluded payments that the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify”

    Read s 2
  • platform operator

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 4 of the Platform Workers Act 2024”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • platform remuneration

    Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

    “means the remuneration in money payable to the platform worker in respect of any platform service provided by the platform worker to a service user for a platform operator under a platform work agreement, and includes any bonus earned by …”

    Read s 2
  • platform service

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 3 of the Platform Workers Act 2024”

    Read s 2
  • platform work association

    Defined in Co-operative Societies Act 1979, s 2

    “means a platform work association registered under the Platform Workers Act 2024”

    Read s 2
  • platform worker

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 5 of the Platform Workers Act 2024”

    Read s 2
  • playground equipment

    Defined in Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011, s 2

    “means any apparatus designed for recreational use in a playground and includes swings, seesaws, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider‑propelled merry‑go‑rounds, climbers, slides, trampolines and physical fitness devices”

    Read s 2
  • pledge

    Defined in Pawnbrokers Act, s 2

    “means an article pawned with a pawnbroker”

    Also defined in 5 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • PMD

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

    “means a wheeled vehicle that —(a)is built to transport people only (with or without carry‑on baggage); and(b)is propelled by an electric motor attached to the vehicle or by human power or both,and includes a skateboard, but does not …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • pneumatic waste conveyance system

    Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 31E

    “means an automated waste collection system that conveys or transports refuse or waste by air suction from individual premises through a network of pipes to a central location for collection and that consists of —(a)air and ventilation …”

    Read s 31E
  • point of sale

    Defined in Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993, s 2

    “means an immobile cash register or counter at which a sale by retail may be made, and does not include a conveyance or vending machine”

    Read s 2
  • point-to-multipoint service

    Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2A

    “means an electronic service which allows an end-user to communicate content to more than one end-user simultaneously”

    Read s 2A
  • point‑to‑point passenger transport service

    Defined in Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019, s 2

    “means —(a)a ride‑hail service; or(b)a street‑hail service”

    Read s 2
  • poison

    Defined in Poisons Act 1938, s 2

    “means any substance deemed to be a poison within the meaning of this Act”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • Poisons List

    Defined in Poisons Act 1938, s 2

    “means the Poisons List in the Schedule”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2