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31 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “qualification of suppliers” to “quote”.

31 words · showing 1 to 30

  • qualification of suppliers

    Defined in Government Procurement Act 1997, s 2

    “means a process undertaken by a contracting authority to shortlist suppliers for a particular procurement, a particular type of procurement or procurement in general”

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  • qualified assessor

    Defined in Vulnerable Adults Act 2018, s 2

    “means a person whom the Director‑General or a protector reasonably considers qualified to conduct an assessment, and includes a mental capacity assessor”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • qualified folio

    Defined in Land Titles Act 1993, s 4

    “means a folio qualified as to title”

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  • qualified individual

    Defined in Corporate Service Providers Act 2024, s 2

    “means an individual who satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed for this definition”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • qualified medical practitioner

    Defined in Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014, s 2

    “means a person who —(a)is a duly qualified medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act 1997; or(b)possesses such other qualification as may be approved by the Director”

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  • qualified owner

    Defined in Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 1999, s 2

    “means —(a)a qualified person who, under section 6(1), is the owner of a layout‑design; or(b)a person who, under section 6(1), is the owner of a layout‑design which was not commercially exploited anywhere else in the world before it was …”

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  • qualified person

    Defined in Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011, s 2

    “means a person who —(a)is registered as a specialist professional engineer in the discipline of amusement ride engineering under the Professional Engineers Act 1991; and(b)has in force a specialist practising certificate issued under that …”

    Also defined in 13 other Acts

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  • qualified representative

    Defined in Variable Capital Companies Act 2018, s 2

    “means a representative (within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001) of the manager who is —(a)a person described in section 99B(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001; or(b)a person who …”

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  • qualifying activity

    Defined in Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act 1967, s 16

    “means any of the following:(a)any engineering or technical services including laboratory, consultancy and research and development activities;(b)computer-based information and other computer related services;(c)the development or …”

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  • qualifying country

    Defined in Geographical Indications Act, s 2

    “means any country or territory which is —(a)a member of the World Trade Organisation;(b)a party to the Paris Convention; or(c)designated by the Minister as a qualifying country under section 11”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • qualifying diploma

    Defined in Medical Registration Act, s 2

    “means a diploma conferring, subject to compliance with the provisions of this Act, the right of registration under section 9(1)”

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  • qualifying equipment

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

    “means —(a)for a project that is approved under section 51(2) before 21 February 2017 —(i)any new productive equipment; or(ii)any second‑hand productive equipment (other than productive equipment sold and repurchased by the company),to be …”

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  • qualifying examination

    Defined in Medical Registration Act, s 2

    “means an examination which has to be passed to qualify for a qualifying diploma”

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  • Qualifying Foreign Law Practice

    Defined in Legal Profession Act 1966, s 2

    “means a foreign law practice licensed under section 171”

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  • qualifying performance

    Defined in Copyright Act 2021, s 7

    “has the meaning given by section 37(1)”

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  • qualifying period

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

    “means the period specified in section 51(5)(b) for that equipment.[97ZA”

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  • qualifying service

    Defined in Education Service Incentive Payment Act 2001, s 2

    “means teaching service prescribed to be qualifying service”

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  • qualifying subsidiary

    Defined in Banking Act 1970, s 2

    “means a company which is a subsidiary of a bank incorporated in Singapore where such bank meets the requirements under section 9(1)”

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  • quality control

    Defined in Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research Act, s 2

    “means a process, carried out at any time, including inspection, tests, record keeping or otherwise, to ascertain whether or to ensure that a product satisfies any standard applicable to it”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • quality control standards

    Defined in Accountants Act 2004, s 38B

    “means the standards, methods or procedures on quality control that are prescribed by the Authority or the Oversight Committee to be applied by an accounting entity when providing public accountancy services”

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  • quality control standards review

    Defined in Accountants Act 2004, s 38B

    “means a review to determine the compliance with any quality control standards by an accounting entity.”

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  • quality management

    Defined in Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research Act, s 2

    “includes the setting of quality objectives and quality control, organisation, delineation of responsibilities, training, control of documentation and management of rejects and complaints to achieve those quality objectives”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • quantification date

    Defined in Deposit Insurance Act, s 2

    “means —(a)the date on which a Scheme member is wound up; or(b)where a Scheme member is not wound up, the date on which the notice of payment of compensation is published in the Gazette under section 30(4)”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • quarantinable disease

    Defined in Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Act 2026, s 3

    “means a disease that —(a)is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro‑organism or any agent of disease;(b)is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and(c)is, if left not investigated or …”

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  • quarantine

    Defined in Animals and Birds Act 1965, s 2

    “means the compulsory detention in isolation of any animal, bird or thing”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • quarantine anchorage

    Defined in Infectious Diseases Act 1976, s 2

    “means any area of the port which has been appointed for the time being for the quarantine of vessels and declared to be a quarantine anchorage by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore”

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  • quarantine station

    Defined in Animals and Birds Act 1965, s 2

    “means any building or place where quarantine is carried out, and includes an examination station or hulk”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • quarter

    Defined in Goods and Services Tax Act 1993, s 2

    “means a period of 3 months ending at the end of March, June, September or December”

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  • quarters

    Defined in Employment Act 1968, s 2

    “means any building provided or intended to be provided for a workman to live in either temporarily or permanently, and includes any room or building used or intended to be used whether communally or privately for the purposes of cooking …”

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  • quotation

    Defined in Securities Industry Act, s 2

    “includes the displaying or providing, on a stock market of the securities exchange, of information concerning —(a)in a case where offers to sell, purchase or exchange the securities at particular prices, or for particular consideration …”

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