Words starting with S

subordinate military court

Defined in Enlistment Act 1970, s 2

“has the same meaning as in the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972”

subordinate military courts

Defined in Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

“means general courts martial and field general courts martial from the decisions of which by reason of this Act there is a right of appeal to the Military Court of Appeal”

subordinate officer

Defined in Police Force Act, s 2

“means a police officer of any rank from and including a sub-inspector down to and including a constable.”

Also defined in 1 other Act

subscriber

Defined in Electronic Transactions Act, s 2

“means a person who is the subject named or identified in a certificate issued to him and who holds a private key that corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

subscription

Defined in Mutual Benefit Organisations Act 1960, s 2

“means a subscription paid by a member or subscriber to a mutual benefit organisation and, where a mutual benefit organisation carries on activities other than those of a mutual benefit organisation, means the subscription paid by the …”

subscription broadcasting service

Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2

“means a licensable broadcasting service made available to the audience for whom it is intended only upon the payment of a subscription fee”

subscription capital

Defined in Co-operative Societies Act 1979, s 2

“means a regular obligatory savings deposit (made by members in accordance with the by‑laws) which is intended to serve as guarantee capital for loans taken or guaranteed by a member and which may not be withdrawn except for such specific …”

subscription fee

Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2

“means any form of consideration.”

subsequent designated credit bureau

Defined in Moneylenders Act 2008, s 54

“means a company that is designated by the Registrar under section 56(1) in place of a designated credit bureau which designation has been cancelled under section 58 or 59.[30B”

subsequent mortgage

Defined in Registration of Deeds Act 1988, s 2

“includes a subsequent charge or assignment”

subsequent mortgagee

Defined in Registration of Deeds Act 1988, s 2

“includes a subsequent chargee or assignee in whose favour an estate or interest in respect of land was mortgaged, charged or assigned by way of mortgage”

subsidiary

Defined in Co-operative Societies Act 1979, s 2

“means any body corporate (including another society) or body unincorporate which is controlled by the society”

Also defined in 9 other Acts

subsidiary certificate of title

Defined in Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967, s 3

“means the subsidiary certificate of title issued under section 122”

subsidiary company

Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 209A

“means a company that is a subsidiary as defined in the Accounting Standards”

Also defined in 1 other Act

subsidiary corporation

Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 209A

“means a corporation that is a subsidiary as defined in the Accounting Standards”

Also defined in 1 other Act

subsidiary legislation

Defined in Interpretation Act 1965, s 2

“means any order in council, proclamation, rule, regulation, order, notification, by‑law or other instrument made under any Act, Ordinance or other lawful authority and having legislative effect”

subsidiary management corporation

Defined in Building (Strata Management) Act 2004, s 2

“means the subsidiary management corporation constituted for that limited common property under the Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

subsidiary proprietor

Defined in Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967, s 3

“means —(a)the registered subsidiary proprietor for the time being of the entire estate in a lot including an estate for life, an estate in remainder or an estate in reversion; and(b)in relation to a lot where a lease has been granted, the …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

subsidiary proprietors

Defined in Goods and Services Tax Act 1993, s 3

“have the meanings given by the Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967. In this Act”

subsidiary strata certificate of title

Defined in Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967, s 3

“means a subsidiary strata certificate of title issued under this Act”

substance

Defined in Medicines Act 1975, s 2

“means any natural or artificial substance whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of gas or vapour”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

substance of a dangerous or obnoxious nature

Defined in Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act, s 2

“includes any substance which the Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette, declare to be deemed to be a substance of a dangerous or obnoxious nature, as the case may be, for the purposes of this Act”

substance recommended as a medicine

Defined in Medicines (Advertisement and Sale) Act 1955, s 2

“means a substance which is referred to —(a)on the article, or on any wrapper or container in which the article is sold, or on any label affixed to, or in any document enclosed in, the article or such a wrapper or container;(b)in any …”

substantial shareholder

Defined in Business Trusts Act 2004, s 2

“means a person who has a substantial shareholding in a company in accordance with section 81 of the Companies Act 1967”

Also defined in 14 other Acts

substantial shareholding

Defined in Moneylenders Act 2008, s 2

“have the meanings given by Division 4 of Part 4 of the Companies Act 1967”

subterranean space

Defined in Land Acquisition Act 1966, s 2

“means the subsoil below the surface of the earth”

Also defined in 1 other Act

subvention

Defined in Medical and Elderly Care Endowment Schemes Act 2000, s 2

“means a subvention under Part 3 out of the income of the ElderCare Fund.”

subversive document

Defined in Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act 1955, s 2

“means any document which contains —(a)any subversive matter;(b)any propaganda or matter supporting, propagating or advocating acts prejudicial to the public safety in Singapore or the maintenance of public order therein or inciting to …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

successor company

Defined in CISCO (Dissolution) Act, s 2

“means the company nominated by the Minister under section 4”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

sufficient acknowledgment

Defined in Copyright Act, s 7

“means an acknowledgment identifying the work by its title or other description and, unless the work is anonymous or pseudonymous or the author has previously agreed or directed that an acknowledgment of his name is not to be made, also …”