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651 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “safe working load” to “system or process”.

651 words · showing 301 to 330

  • Singapore travel document

    Defined in Passports Act 2007, s 2

    “means —(a)a Singapore temporary travel document;(b)a Singapore document of identity or other emergency travel document issued under section 16; or(c)a Singapore travel document of the kind prescribed under section 18.”

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  • Singapore vessel

    Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997, s 2

    “means a vessel that is registered in Singapore”

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  • Singapore visa

    Defined in Immigration Act 1959, s 2

    “means a Singapore visa granted under Part 2A”

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  • Singapore waters

    Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997, s 2

    “means the following waters:(a)the whole of the sea within the seaward limits of the territorial waters of Singapore; and(b)all other waters (including inland waters) which are within these limits and are subject to the ebb and flow of the …”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • Singapore website

    Defined in National Library Board Act 1995, s 2

    “means —(a)any website, the country code top level domain of which is associated with Singapore; or (b)any prescribed website or electronic service associated with Singapore.”

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  • Singapore Workforce Development Agency

    Defined in Skills Future Singapore Agency Act 2016, s 2

    “means the Singapore Workforce Development Agency established by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency Act”

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  • Singapore-connected person

    Defined in Resource Sustainability Act 2019, s 2

    “means any person who is —(a)a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore;(b)a company or other body corporate incorporated in, or having its central management and control in, Singapore; or(c)an unincorporated body established in …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • Singapore-controlled aircraft

    Defined in Tokyo Convention Act 1971, s 2

    “means an aircraft —(a)which is for the time being registered in Singapore; or(b)which is leased without crew to a lessee whose principal place of business, or (if the lessee has no such place of business) whose permanent residence, is in …”

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  • Singapore-controlled company

    Defined in Political Donations Act 2000, s 2

    “means a company incorporated in Singapore, the majority of whose directors and members are citizens of Singapore or, in the case of any member being another company, where that other company is incorporated in Singapore and the majority of …”

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  • Singapore-registered aircraft

    Defined in Coroners Act 2010, s 2

    “means an aircraft registered in Singapore under the Air Navigation Act 1966”

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  • Singapore-registered vessel

    Defined in Coroners Act 2010, s 2

    “means a vessel registered in Singapore under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995”

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  • single Member constituency

    Defined in Town Councils Act 1988, s 2

    “means a constituency that is not a group representation constituency”

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  • sinking fund

    Defined in Developmental Investment Fund Act 2000, s 2

    “means any sinking fund created under section 15.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • site

    Defined in Building and Construction Authority Act 1999, s 27

    “means any land or land underwater outside Singapore —(a)from which granite is extracted or won by blasting, sorting, breaking, loading and transporting, whether the processes are executed by manual labour or mechanical means;(b)on which …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 27
  • site supervisor

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 2

    “means a person appointed (whether alone or as a member of a team of site supervisors) under section 10 to be a site supervisor in respect of any small‑scale or large building works”

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  • sitting

    Defined in Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, s 2

    “means a period during which Parliament is sitting continuously without adjournment, including any period during which Parliament is in committee”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • sitting day

    Defined in Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, s 68

    “means any date on which Parliament meets.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 68
  • Skills Development Fund

    Defined in Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026, s 2

    “means the Skills Development Fund established under section 5 of the Skills Development Levy Act 1979”

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  • skills development levy

    Defined in Skills Development Levy Act 1979, s 2

    “means skills development levy imposed by this Act”

    Read s 2
  • SkillsFuture Singapore Agency

    Defined in Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026, s 67

    “means the public body of that name established by section 3 of the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016 as in force before the date of commencement of section 73”

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  • sky-sign

    Defined in Local Government Integration Act, s 3

    “means any erection consisting of a frame, hoarding, board, bar, pillar, post, wire or any combination of such things, or any erection of a like nature, or any visible object which floats or is kept in position by wire or other flexible …”

    Read s 3
  • slaughter‑house

    Defined in Wholesome Meat and Fish Act 1999, s 2

    “means any premises where animals are slaughtered for the production of meat products”

    Read s 2
  • slot

    Defined in Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009, s 71B

    “means the permission to use the full range of airport infrastructure (such as the runway, terminal, apron and gate) necessary for any aircraft flight operation at a coordinated airport on a specific date and at a specific time”

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  • slots committee

    Defined in Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009, s 71B

    “means a committee established under the slots management scheme for the coordinated airport to advise the slots coordinator for that airport about the capacity of the airport, such as the opportunities to increase the airport’s capacity …”

    Read s 71B
  • slots coordinator

    Defined in Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009, s 2

    “means a person who is appointed under section 71D(1)(a) as the slots coordinator for a coordinated airport, or the Authority if no such person is appointed”

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  • slots management scheme

    Defined in Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009, s 71B

    “means the scheme set out in regulations made under section 71G for a coordinated airport, and includes that scheme as amended from time to time.”

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  • Small Claims Tribunal

    Defined in Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016, s 2

    “means a Small Claims Tribunal constituted under section 4 of the State Courts Act 1970”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • small motorised vehicle

    Defined in Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) Act 2020, s 2

    “means —(a)a personal mobility device;(b)a power-assisted bicycle; or(c)a type of motorised vehicle intended ordinarily for use on land (other than railway) to transport people or people and goods, that is prescribed as a small motorised …”

    Read s 2
  • small-scale building works

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 2

    “means any building works that are prescribed for the purposes of section 7(1)(c)”

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  • smartcard reader

    Defined in Public Transport Council Act 1987, s 2

    “means a device or combination of devices that is capable of electronically reading, recording and processing information from a ticket that is a smartcard, and copying or transferring information from the smartcard and storing and …”

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