Words starting with S

SRS operator

Defined in Income Tax Act 1947, s 2

“means any company approved by the Minister, or such person as the Minister may appoint, for the purposes of the Supplementary Retirement Scheme”

SSG

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”

SSG employee

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

“means an individual who, on the eve of the transfer date, is an employee of the SSG”

stable refuse

Defined in Environmental Public Health Act, s 2

“means the dung or urine of horses, cattle, sheep, goats or swine, and the sweepings or refuse or drainage from any stables or cattle-sheds or places for keeping sheep, goats, swine or poultry”

Also defined in 1 other Act

staff

Defined in Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005, s 2

“means —(a)any person employed at the facility to do any work under a contract of service;(b)any consultant assisting the operator of the facility in the carrying out of any activity involving any biological agent or toxin at the facility …”

stall

Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 2

“means any table, shed, showboard, vehicle or receptacle or any other means used or intended to be used for the purpose of selling food or goods of any kind, and includes any structure affixed thereto by way of roof, support or flooring”

stall-holder

Defined in Environmental Public Health Act, s 29

“means in respect of a public market a person licensed by the Commissioner to sell within the public market, and in respect of a private market a person permitted by the licensee of the private market to sell within that private market, and …”

stamp

Defined in Weights and Measures Act 1975, s 2

“means a mark referred to in section 7(2)(d)(i) for use as evidence of the passing of any weighing or measuring instrument as fit for use for trade”

stamp certificate

Defined in Stamp Duties Act 1929, s 2

“means a certificate that is issued electronically in respect of any instrument chargeable with duty denoting the amount of duty payable in respect of that instrument or that the duty otherwise chargeable in respect of that instrument is …”

standard

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

“means a code, definition, classification, specification or description of a product or process, as far as possible, by reference to its procedure, safety requirement, mode of manufacture, nature, material, quality, strength, purity …”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

standard investment criteria

Defined in Trustees Act 1967, s 3

“means the standard investment criteria set out in section 5(3)”

standard of performance

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

“means a code of practice or standard of performance issued or approved under section 44, and includes any such code of practice or standard of performance as amended from time to time under that section”

Also defined in 7 other Acts

standard payment institution

Defined in Payment Services Act 2019, s 2

“means a person that has in force a standard payment institution licence granted under section 6”

standard rent

Defined in Control of Rent Act, s 2

“means —(a)if the rent has been fixed by the Board prior to the commencement of this Act, the rent so fixed;(b)if the rent has not been fixed by the Board prior to the commencement of this Act, the rent of the premises as at 1st August …”

Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board

Defined in Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018, s 2

“means the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board established by the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act repealed by this Act”

Standing Orders

Defined in Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act 1962, s 2

“means the Standing Orders of Parliament for the time being in force”

starting prices

Defined in Betting and Sweepstake Duties Act 1950, s 2

“means the odds ruling at the scene of the event immediately before the start”

state

Defined in National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949, s 2

“means any state or country, other than Singapore, and includes any dependency, possession or part of any state.”

Also defined in 1 other Act

state aircraft

Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

“means —(a)aircraft of any part of the Singapore Armed Forces (including any aircraft that is commanded by a member of that Force in the course of his or her duties as such a member); and(b)aircraft used in the military, customs or police …”

State Coroner

Defined in Coroners Act 2010, s 2

“means the State Coroner appointed under section 3(1).”

State Court

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

“means a State Court constituted under section 4 of the State Courts Act 1970.”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

State land

Defined in Singapore Land Authority Act 2001, s 2

“means all land in Singapore except —(a)land lawfully granted, or contracted to be granted, in fee simple or estate in perpetuity by or on behalf of the Government;(b)land subject to any agreement, lease or licence lawfully granted by or on …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

State Marriage Register

Defined in Women’s Charter 1961, s 2

“means the State Marriage Register maintained under section 27.”

state of civil defence emergency

Defined in Civil Defence Act 1986, s 2

“means a state of civil defence emergency declared under section 102”

state of emergency

Defined in Civil Defence Act 1986, s 2

“means the period when a Proclamation of Emergency issued by the President under Article 150 of the Constitution is in force”

Also defined in 1 other Act

State of Registry

Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

“means the State on whose register the aircraft is entered”

State of the Operator

Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

“means the State in which the operator’s principal place of business is located or, if there is no such place of business, the operator’s permanent residence”

State or government facility

Defined in Terrorism (Suppression of Bombings) Act 2007, s 2

“means any conveyance or facility (whether permanent or temporary) used or occupied by any of the following persons in connection with their official duties:(a)a representative of any government;(b)the Head of State of any country;(c)the …”

State Party

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

“means a State in respect of which the Convention is in force”

State title

Defined in Land Titles Act 1993, s 4

“means any grant or lease issued under the State Lands Act 1920 or State Lands Ordinance 1886 and includes a Crown grant or lease issued under the Crown Lands Ordinance 1886 at any time prior to 16 September 1963”

Also defined in 3 other Acts