Words starting with P

Police Force

Defined in National Police Cadet Corps Act, s 2

“means the Singapore Police Force established under the Police Force Act”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

police officer

Defined in Police Force Act, s 2

“means any member of the Police Force and includes a temporary constable”

Also defined in 24 other Acts

Police Regulations

Defined in Police Force Act, s 2

“means regulations made under section 54”

Also defined in 1 other Act

police station

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 2

“means any local office of the Singapore Police Force”

Also defined in 1 other Act

policy

Defined in Marine Insurance Act 1906, s 90

“means a marine policy.”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

policy of assurance

Defined in Exchange Control Act 1953, s 2

“means any policy securing the payment of a capital sum or annuity on the occurrence of a specified event which is certain to happen and includes —(a)any policy by which the payment of money is assured on death (except death by accident …”

policy of insurance

Defined in Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960, s 2

“includes a cover note”

policy of life assurance

Defined in Policies of Assurance Act 1867, s 7

“means any instrument by which the payment of moneys by or out of the funds of an assurance company, on the happening of any contingency depending on the duration of human life, is assured or secured”

policy owner

Defined in Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011, s 2

“has the meaning given in the First Schedule to the Insurance Act 1966”

political association

Defined in Political Donations Act 2000, s 2

“means —(a)a political party or an organisation that has as one of its objects or activities the promotion or procuring of the election to Parliament or to the office of President of a candidate or candidates endorsed by the organisation …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

political donation certificate

Defined in Presidential Elections Act 1991, s 2

“means a political donation certificate issued under section 63(3) of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 in respect of an election”

political figure

Defined in Private Security Industry Act 2007, s 2

“means the President, the Prime Minister, a Minister or a Minister of State”

political party

Defined in Parliamentary Elections Act 1954, s 2

“means a political party which is registered under the Societies Act 1966”

polling district

Defined in Parliamentary Elections Act 1954, s 2

“means a part of an electoral division subdivided under section 9”

Also defined in 1 other Act

polling station

Defined in Parliamentary Elections Act 1954, s 2

“means any polling station established by or under the authority of the Returning Officer under section 36A for voters to cast their votes at an election, and includes any overseas polling station”

Also defined in 1 other Act

pollution

Defined in Transboundary Haze Pollution Act 2014, s 2

“means wide-scale direct or indirect alteration of the environment —(a)to its detriment or degradation, or potential detriment or degradation; or(b)to the detriment or potential detriment of its use or other environmental value”

pollution damage

Defined in Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998, s 23

“means —(a)damage caused outside a ship by contamination resulting from a discharge or escape of oil from the ship;(b)the cost of preventive measures; and(c)further damage caused by preventive measures,but does not include any damage …”

pollution of the environment

Defined in Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999, s 2

“means pollution of the environment due to the release (into any environmental medium) from any process of substances which are capable of causing harm to human or any other living organisms supported by the environment”

Polytechnic

Defined in Nanyang Polytechnic Act 1992, s 2

“means the Nanyang Polytechnic established under section 3”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

Polytechnic Constitution

Defined in Temasek Polytechnic Act 1990, s 2

“means the Constitution of the Polytechnic set out in the Schedule”

port

Defined in Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996, s 2

“means any place in Singapore and any navigable river or channel leading into a place declared to be a port under section 3”

Also defined in 14 other Acts

port dues

Defined in Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996, s 2

“means dues levied in respect of a vessel for entering, using, leaving or plying in the port”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Port Health Officer

Defined in Infectious Diseases Act 1976, s 2

“means any Health Officer in charge of a port and includes his or her deputies and assistants”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Port Master

Defined in Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996, s 2

“means the Port Master appointed under section 15 and includes any Deputy Port Master appointed under that section”

Also defined in 8 other Acts

port of return

Defined in Merchant Shipping Act 1995, s 2

“means such port as is agreed upon by the crew member and his or her employer in the crew agreement or seafarer’s employment agreement (as the case may be) or otherwise, or, in the absence of agreement —(a)Singapore, in the case of a crew …”

Port of Singapore Authority

Defined in Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996, s 2

“means the Port of Singapore Authority established under the Port of Singapore Authority Act in force immediately before 1 October 1997”

Also defined in 1 other Act

port service operator

Defined in Energy Conservation Act 2012, s 2

“means a person providing any marine service or facility or port service or facility under a public licence or an exemption granted under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996”

port services and facilities

Defined in Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996, s 2

“means port terminal services and facilities for the handling, storage and transportation of goods on land adjoining the foreshore of Singapore and for the handling of passengers carried by vessels”

POSB

Defined in Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore (Transfer of Undertakings and Dissolution) Act, s 2

“means the Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore”

POSB undertaking

Defined in Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore (Transfer of Undertakings and Dissolution) Act, s 2

“means the business and all existing property and all existing liabilities of POSB (including all liabilities arising after the transfer date in respect of the business, property and liabilities of POSB transferred on that date), other than …”