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Words starting with R

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

504 words · showing 31 to 60

  • rapid transit system

    Defined in Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995, s 2

    “means any railway line, or a combination of 2 or more railway lines, and any part thereof comprised in that line or those lines set up or intended to be set up under this Act to meet the transport requirements of the public and includes …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • rates

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

    “means any rates or charges leviable by the Authority under this Act and includes any toll or rent but does not include dues”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • rationed article

    Defined in Control of Essential Supplies Act 1973, s 2

    “means any article or food, or any kind or type of article or food, which has been declared to be a rationed article by an order made under section 5”

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  • re-classify

    Defined in Films Act 1981, s 2

    “means to review the classification for the film and —(a)to alter the classification by raising or lowering the classification applicable to the film; or(b)to revoke the classification for the film”

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  • re-employment

    Defined in Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, s 2

    “means the employment of an employee by the same employer on or after the date the employee attains the specified age applicable to that employee”

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  • re‑employment contract

    Defined in Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, s 2

    “means a contract of service entered into between an eligible employee and an employer to re‑employ the eligible employee for the purposes of section 7A(1) or (3)(a)(i)”

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  • re‑employment obligations

    Defined in Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993, s 2

    “means an employer’s obligations to re‑employ an eligible employee in accordance with section 7A, failing which, to offer the eligible employee employment assistance payment in accordance with section 7C(1)(a)”

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  • re-entry permit

    Defined in Immigration Act 1959, s 2

    “means a permit to re-enter Singapore issued under section 11”

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  • re-export

    Defined in Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act, s 2

    “means export of any scheduled species that has previously been imported”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • re-transmission

    Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

    “means a re-transmission of the broadcast without altering the contents of the broadcast, whether the re-transmission is simultaneous with the original transmission or whether the technique that is used to achieve the re-transmission is …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 7
  • readily recognisable part or derivative of a plant

    Defined in Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006, s 2

    “means any substantially complete or part or derivative of a plant, in natural form, preserved, dried or otherwise treated or prepared which may or may not be contained in preparations, and includes —(a)seed, stem, leaf, bark, root, log …”

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  • readily recognisable part or derivative of an animal

    Defined in Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006, s 2

    “means any substantially complete or part or derivative of an animal, in natural form, stuffed, chilled, preserved, dried or otherwise treated or prepared which may or may not be contained in preparations, and includes —(a)meat, bones …”

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  • real estate investment trust

    Defined in Securities and Futures Act 2001, s 2

    “means a collective investment scheme —(a)that is authorised under section 286 or recognised under section 287;(b)that is a trust;(c)that invests primarily in real estate and real estate‑related assets specified by the Authority in the Code …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • real estate investment trust management

    Defined in Securities and Futures Act 2001, s 2

    “has the meaning given in the Second Schedule”

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  • real rate of return

    Defined in Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, s 142

    “means an annual percentage of return on investment of relevant assets of the Government adjusted for changes in prices due to inflation or deflation and after deducting all expenses arising from or incidental to investing and managing the …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • realisable property

    Defined in Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992, s 2

    “means —(a)any property held by the defendant; and(b)any property held by a person to whom the defendant has, directly or indirectly, made a gift caught by this Act”

    Also defined in 3 other Acts

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  • realisation power

    Defined in Organised Crime Act 2015, s 46

    “means any power under section 22 of the CDSA as applied by section 70”

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  • realised capital gains

    Defined in Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, s 142

    “means all proceeds realised from the disposition of the relevant assets less all costs and expenses arising from or incidental to the disposition, purchase or conversion of the relevant assets, and includes any realised capital losses”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • rebate

    Defined in Care Shield Life and Long-Term Care Act 2019, s 2

    “means a payment from the Fund that is declared by the Minister under section 36(2)”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • recall

    Defined in Health Products Act 2007, s 2

    “means any action taken by its manufacturer, importer, supplier or registrant to remove the health product from the market or to retrieve the health product from any person to whom it has been supplied, because the health product —(a)may be …”

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  • receiver

    Defined in Merchant Shipping Act, s 281

    “means a receiver of wreck”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • receiving apparatus

    Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

    “means any device or equipment the operation of which, either alone or together with any other device or equipment, enables people to hear or see a work or other subject-matter that is communicated”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • receptacle

    Defined in Wholesome Meat and Fish Act 1999, s 2

    “means any basket, carton, bag, box, packet or article which contains the meat product or fish product and where any such receptacle is contained in another such receptacle includes the latter receptacle”

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  • reception facilities

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

    “means facilities which enable ships to —(a)discharge or deposit residues and mixtures, which residues and mixtures contain oil or noxious liquid substances; or(b)discharge sediments”

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  • recipient

    Defined in Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, s 2

    “means a person who is given the Part 2 direction in accordance with section 7”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • reciprocating country

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

    “has the meaning given by section 17”

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  • reckonable GHG emission

    Defined in Carbon Pricing Act 2018, s 2

    “means any GHG emission other than a non-reckonable GHG emission”

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  • reckonable service

    Defined in Parliamentary Pensions Act 1978, s 2

    “means —(a)in relation to service as a Member — service in Parliament as a Member of Parliament on and after 3 June 1959 but not after 20 May 2011; and(b)in relation to service in any office — service in that office on and after 3 June 1959 …”

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  • reclaimed water

    Defined in Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999, s 2

    “means treated water which has been recovered from a public sewerage system”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • recognised business trust

    Defined in Securities and Futures Act 2001, s 2

    “means a business trust that is recognised by the Authority under section 239D(1)”

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