Words starting with R

research and development

Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 2

“means any systematic, investigative and experimental study that involves novelty or technical risk carried out in the field of science or technology with the object of acquiring new knowledge or using the results of the study for the …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

research and development activities

Defined in National Research Fund Act 2006, s 3

“means —(a)systematic, investigative or experimental activities that involve innovation and are carried on either wholly or partly within Singapore for the purpose of —(i)increasing or acquiring new knowledge (whether or not that knowledge …”

research and development organisation

Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 2

“means a body or an organisation which provides research and development services for any trade or business”

research and statistics unit

Defined in Statistics Act 1973, s 2

“means a research and statistics unit specified in the Second Schedule”

Also defined in 1 other Act

research institution

Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

“means a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate or other organisation, or ministry or department of the Government who or which —(a)engages, directly or indirectly (either through contractual or other arrangements), one or more …”

research subject

Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

“means a natural person, whether living or dead —(a)whom a researcher involves in human biomedical research; or(b)from whom human biological material or health information is obtained for use in the human biomedical research”

researcher

Defined in Human Biomedical Research Act 2015, s 2

“means any natural person who conducts human biomedical research under the supervision and control of a research institution”

Reserve Fund

Defined in Public Trustee Act 1915, s 2

“means the fund established under section 15A”

reserved amount

Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

“means such reserved amount referred to in section 15(6)(c) or 15AA(5)(b) as may be applicable to the member”

reserved election

Defined in Presidential Elections Act 1991, s 2

“means an election reserved under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution read with section 5A, but excludes an election which is an open election under section 5B”

reserves

Defined in Co-operative Societies Act 1979, s 2

“means the assets of a society that are in excess of its liabilities, paid-up share capital, subscription capital and other deposits”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

reservoir

Defined in Merchant Shipping Act 1995, s 145

“means a body of water maintained as a reservoir by the Public Utilities Board in the following areas as defined in regulations made under section 72 of the Public Utilities Act 2001:(a)a Catchment Area Park;(b)the Central Water Catchment …”

resident

Defined in Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015, s 2

“means any individual who occupies or enjoys a right to occupy one or more beds or rooms, or spaces within a room, in those premises as the individual’s main or only residence in Singapore, and includes any resident who is a proprietor or …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

resident manager

Defined in Trust Companies Act 2005, s 2

“means an individual resident in Singapore who, under the immediate authority of the directors of a licensed trust company, is responsible for the conduct of the trust business of the licensed trust company”

residential address

Defined in Accountants Act 2004, s 2

“means the individual’s usual place of residence”

Also defined in 6 other Acts

residential flat

Defined in Housing and Development Act 1959, s 75

“means a flat which is permitted to be used pursuant to the Planning Act 1998 or any other written law wholly for the purpose of human habitation, and “non‑residential flat” means any flat other than a residential flat”

residential premises

Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 2

“means any premises which are permitted to be used under the Planning Act 1998 or any other written law as a dwelling house or which is lawfully so used”

residential premises or building

Defined in Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act 1992, s 2

“means any premises or building which is permitted to be used under the Planning Act 1998 or any other written law as a dwelling house or which is lawfully so used”

residential property

Defined in Residential Property Act 1976, s 2

“includes —(a)any vacant land upon which no building or other structure exists or any land upon which exists any building or other structure which is constructed or used contrary to any written law;(b)any house, building or other premises …”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

residue of expenditure

Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 18

“means —(a)in relation to any capital expenditure incurred on the construction of a building or structure before 1 January 2006, the amount of the capital expenditure incurred on such construction reduced by —(i)the amount of any initial …”

resigning trustee‑manager

Defined in Business Trusts Act 2004, s 2

“means the trustee‑manager of a registered business trust that, in accordance with this Act, proposes to resign, is removed or has resigned from the position of trustee‑manager of the registered business trust”

resolution

Defined in Bankruptcy Act, s 2

“means ordinary resolution”

Also defined in 1 other Act

resolution for voluntary winding up

Defined in Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, s 61

“means the resolution mentioned in section 160”

resolution fund

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

“means a fund established under section 99 of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970”

resolution measure

Defined in Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970, s 82

“means —(a)the making of a determination under Division 2, 3, 4, 4A or 5A, the issue of any certificate under Division 2, 3, 4 or 4A, the making of an order under Division 5A, or the exercise of any power under any such certificate or …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

resort area

Defined in Sentosa Development Corporation Act 1972, s 19

“means all that part of Sentosa which is designated by the Corporation, from time to time by notice in the Gazette, as the resort area for the purposes of this Part.”

resource

Defined in Deep Seabed Mining Act 2015, s 2

“means any solid, liquid or gaseous mineral resource in situ in the Area at or beneath the seabed, including polymetallic nodules”

respondent

Defined in Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004, s 2

“means a person who is or may be liable to make a progress payment under a contract to a claimant”

Also defined in 5 other Acts

response amount

Defined in Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004, s 2

“means —(a)in relation to a construction contract — the amount that a respondent proposes to pay to a claimant in a payment response provided under section 11(1) or 12(4) or as varied under section 12(4); or(b)in relation to a supply …”

responsible authority

Defined in Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1975, s 2

“means any person who in that country has functions similar to those of the Minister under this Act.”