Words starting with S

set‑off arrangement

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

“means an arrangement under which 2 or more debts, claims or obligations can be set off against each other”

settled

Defined in Estate Duty Act 1929, s 2

“means property comprised in a settlement”

settlement

Defined in Estate Duty Act 1929, s 2

“means any deed, will, agreement for a settlement, or other instrument or any number of instruments, under which any property or any interest therein stands for the time being limited to or in trust for any person or persons by way of …”

Also defined in 3 other Acts

settlement agreement

Defined in Singapore Convention on Mediation Act 2020, s 2

“means an agreement resulting from mediation and concluded in writing by the parties to the mediation to resolve a commercial dispute.”

settlement institution

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems (Finality and Netting) Act 2002, s 2

“means any body corporate that —(a)provides accounts for the participants of the designated system, or facilitates the settlement of transfer orders between the participants in the designated system; and(b)is specified in an order under …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

Seventh Schedule supply

Defined in Goods and Services Tax Act 1993, s 2

“means any supply of services of a type, and made (whether or not in Singapore) in the circumstances, described in the Seventh Schedule”

severe disability

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

“has the meaning given in the First Schedule”

severed land

Defined in Land Acquisition Act 1966, s 2

“means any land remaining after any other part of the owner’s land is severed because of an acquisition under this Act”

sewage

Defined in Water Pollution Control and Drainage Act, s 2

“means any liquid waste and includes waterborne sullage and trade effluent”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

sewerage system

Defined in Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999, s 2

“means a system of sewers, pumping stations, sewage treatment plants, sewage treatment works and water reclamation facilities for one or both of the following purposes:(a)the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage;(b)the recovery and …”

Also defined in 4 other Acts

sewerage works

Defined in Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999, s 2

“includes engineering works for the construction, alteration and maintenance of any sewerage system”

Also defined in 1 other Act

sexual exploitation

Defined in Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014, s 2

“means the involving of the individual in prostitution, sexual servitude or the provision of any other form of sexual service, including the commission of any obscene or indecent act by the individual or the use of the individual in any …”

sexual offence

Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 2

“means —(a)an offence under section 354, 354A, 355, 372, 373, 373A, 375, 376, 376A, 376AA, 376B, 376C, 376D, 376E, 376EA, 376EB, 376EC, 376ED, 376EE, 376F, 376G, 376H, 377(3), 377B(3), 377BA, 377BB, 377BC, 377BD, 377BE or 377BF of the Penal …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

sexual penetration

Defined in Women’s Charter 1961, s 2

“means the penetration of the vagina, anus or mouth of a woman or girl by a man’s penis, or the sexual penetration of the vagina or anus of a woman or girl by a part of another person’s body (other than the penis) or by anything else”

share

Defined in Bus Services Industry Act 2015, s 28B

“means a share in the share capital of the corporation and includes stock into which all or any of the share capital of the corporation has been converted”

Also defined in 23 other Acts

share value

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

“means the share value of that lot or proposed lot as shown in the schedule of strata units”

Also defined in 1 other Act

shared mobility service

Defined in Shared Mobility Enterprises (Control and Licensing) Act 2020, s 2

“has the meaning given by section 3”

shared path

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a length or area of path provided for use by both riders and pedestrians, starting at a shared path sign or shared path marking, and ending at the nearest of the following:(a)an end‑of shared path sign or an end‑of shared path …”

shared path marking

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a marking drawn, etched or painted on a path —(a)consisting of —(i)a prescribed symbol or prescribed words or both; and(ii)if the marking has a limited operation, words or figures specifying details of the operation of the marking …”

shared path sign

Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

“means a sign —(a)showing —(i)a prescribed symbol or prescribed words or both; and(ii)if the sign has a limited operation, words or figures specifying details of the operation of the sign; and(b)erected so as to face an approaching …”

shared residence

Defined in Protection from Harassment Act 2014, s 2

“means the premises at which the victim and the respondent are, or have been, living together as members of the same household”

shareholders equity

Defined in Trustees Act 1967, s 3

“means the total assets of the company less the total liabilities of the company as disclosed in —(a)the last audited accounts of the company laid before a general meeting of the company in accordance with section 201 of the Companies Act …”

shares

Defined in Broadcasting Act 1994, s 2

“means shares in, or stock forming part of, the capital of the company”

Also defined in 11 other Acts

shelf-stable

Defined in Sale of Food Act 1973, s 2F

“means that —(a)the food can be stored at room or ambient temperature before its packaging is opened; and(b)the food may or may not require refrigeration after its packaging is opened. In this Act”

shelter

Defined in Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997, s 2

“means any part of any building which has been constructed or adapted in accordance with the specifications as a shelter in which a person may take refuge during a state of emergency, and includes a household shelter, a storey shelter, a …”

Sheriff

Defined in Bankruptcy Act, s 2

“includes any officer charged with the execution of a writ or other process of the High Court”

Also defined in 5 other Acts

ship

Defined in Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Bunker Oil Pollution) Act 2008, s 2

“means any sea-going vessel and seaborne craft of any type”

Also defined in 18 other Acts

shipowner

Defined in Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014, s 2

“means the owner of the ship, and includes —(a)the registered owner; or(b)in the absence of registration —(i)the person owning the ship; or(ii)any other person (such as the ship manager, agent or bareboat charterer) who has assumed …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

shipping

Defined in Gas Act 2001, s 2

“means arranging with a gas transporter for gas to be introduced into, conveyed by and taken out of a gas pipeline network owned by, or under the management or control of, the gas transporter for purposes connected with the supply of gas to …”

shop

Defined in Pawnbrokers Act, s 2

“includes a dwelling-house and warehouse or other place of business or place where business is transacted”

Also defined in 2 other Acts