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Words starting with R

504 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “race course” to “Rural Board”.

504 words · showing 331 to 360

  • religious group

    Defined in Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990, s 2

    “includes —(a)any company or other body corporate incorporated under the Companies Act 1967 or any other written law for the purpose of promoting any religion, religious worship or dealing with religious affairs or practising, conducting …”

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  • religious institution

    Defined in Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990, s 2

    “includes a church, cathedral, chapel, sanctuary, mosque, surau, temple, synagogue or other place of worship”

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  • relocate

    Defined in Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011, s 2

    “means to move the amusement ride, with or without disassembly, from its present location to another location for operation at the other location”

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  • relocation works

    Defined in Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011, s 2

    “means all works relating to the relocation of an amusement ride, including the disassembling and reassembling of the amusement ride for the purposes of such relocation”

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  • remaining surface land

    Defined in Land Acquisition Act 1966, s 2

    “means any land (and airspace) above which only the airspace, or any land (and subsoil) below which only the subterranean space, is or has been acquired under this Act”

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  • remand home

    Defined in Children and Young Persons Act, s 2

    “means any home or institution, or part thereof appointed by the Minister to be a remand home for the detention of juveniles sent there under the provisions of this Act”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • remedial measure

    Defined in Legal Profession Act 1966, s 2

    “means a remedial measure prescribed by rules made under section 97A for the purposes of Part 7”

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  • Remedial Order

    Defined in Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019, s 2

    “means an order made under section 24(4)”

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  • remission order

    Defined in Prisons Act 1933, s 2

    “means a remission order made under any provision in Part 5B”

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  • remittance business

    Defined in Money-changing and Remittance Businesses Act, s 2

    “means the business of accepting moneys for the purpose of transmitting them to persons resident in another country or a territory outside Singapore”

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  • remittance licence

    Defined in Money-changing and Remittance Businesses Act, s 2

    “means a licence granted under this Act authorising the holder thereof to carry on remittance business”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • remote communication

    Defined in Remote Gambling Act 2014, s 5

    “means communication through —(a)the Internet;(b)telephone;(c)television or radio; or(d)any other kind of electronic or other technology for facilitating communication,but does not include any specific system or method of communication that …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 5
  • remote communication equipment

    Defined in Gambling Control Act 2022, s 3

    “includes a computer or computer system and a communication device”

    Read s 3
  • remote gambling

    Defined in Remote Gambling Act 2014, s 5

    “means gambling in which a person participates by the use of remote communication, even if the gambling is done only partly by means of remote communication.(2) In this Act”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • remotely piloted aircraft

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “means an unmanned aircraft that is operated using a remotely piloted aircraft system”

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  • remotely piloted aircraft system

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “means all of the following components: (a)the remotely piloted aircraft; (b)every remote pilot station associated with the remotely piloted aircraft in paragraph (a) containing the equipment used to pilot that aircraft;(c)the command and …”

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  • removal

    Defined in Merchant Shipping (Wreck Removal) Act 2017, s 2

    “means any form of prevention, mitigation or elimination of the hazard created by a wreck”

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  • remuneration

    Defined in Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, s 2

    “means only the emoluments of that officer, the whole or any part of which count for pension or gratuity in accordance with the provisions of any law relating to the grant of pensions or gratuities in respect of the public service”

    Also defined in 3 other Acts

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  • renovation works

    Defined in Private Education Act 2009, s 2

    “means any structural or non-structural additions and alterations carried out to any premises, but does not include repairs and maintenance works”

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  • rent

    Defined in Control of Rent Act, s 2

    “includes any sum paid as rent or hire for the use of furniture where premises are let furnished or where premises are let and the furniture therein is hired by the landlord to the tenant”

    Also defined in 5 other Acts

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  • rental relief assessor

    Defined in COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020, s 19B

    “means a person appointed to the panel of rental relief assessors under section 19L”

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  • rental waiver assessor

    Defined in COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020, s 86

    “means a person appointed to the panel of rental waiver assessors under section 89”

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  • rentcharge

    Defined in Limitation Act 1959, s 2

    “means any annuity or periodical sum of money charged upon or payable out of land except a rent service or interest on a mortgage or charge on land or a rent payable in respect of a grant or lease of State land”

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  • renter

    Defined in Cinematograph Film Hire Duty Act, s 2

    “means a person for the time being engaged in the business of renting films and includes an exhibitor who acquires any film for exhibition otherwise than through the agency of another registered renter”

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  • rents

    Defined in Apportionment Act 1928, s 2

    “includes all periodical payments or renderings in lieu of or in the nature of rent.”

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  • repair

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

    “includes examine, detect faults in, adjust, carry out maintenance on, overhaul, replace, alter and paint”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • repayment period

    Defined in Bankruptcy Act, s 56A

    “means the period of time, beginning with the date on which the plan comes into effect under section 56D(8), that is allowed to a debtor under the plan to repay his debts included in the plan.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 56A
  • repeal

    Defined in Interpretation Act 1965, s 2

    “includes rescind, revoke, cancel or replace”

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  • repealed

    Defined in Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015, s 2

    “means repealed by this Act”

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  • repealed Accountants Act

    Defined in Accountants Act, s 2

    “means the Accountants Act in force immediately before 11th February 1989”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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