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98 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “ultimate holding company” to “utility works”.

98 words · showing 61 to 90

  • unmanned aircraft

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “means an aircraft that may be flown or used without any individual on board the aircraft to operate it”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • unmanned aircraft system

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “means an unmanned aircraft and its associated elements”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • unmanned vessel

    Defined in Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, s 2

    “means a vessel equipped wholly or substantially with an autonomous system (such as an unmanned surface vehicle and a saildrone) and includes a barge drawn by an unmanned vessel”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • unmarked plastic explosive

    Defined in Arms and Explosives Act 1913, s 2

    “means any plastic explosive that does not contain a detection agent”

    Read s 2
  • unreasonable interference

    Defined in Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015, s 2

    “means unreasonable interference with the enjoyment or use of the place of residence that the neighbour resides in.”

    Read s 2
  • unregistered

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

    “means a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle —(a)that is not registered under Part 3A or 3B; or(b)the registration of which is cancelled under that Part”

    Read s 2
  • unregistered company

    Defined in Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, s 245

    “includes a foreign company and any partnership, association, club or company but does not include a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1967 or under any corresponding previous written law.(2) This Division is in addition to, and …”

    Also defined in 3 other Acts

    Read s 245
  • unregistered factory

    Defined in Factories Act, s 11

    “means a factory which is not a registered factory.”

    Read s 11
  • unregistered land

    Defined in Land Titles Act 1993, s 4

    “means any land which has not yet been brought under the provisions of this Act.”

    Read s 4
  • unregistered private education institution

    Defined in Private Education Act 2009, s 2

    “means any private education institution that is not, or that ceases to be, a registered private education institution, but does not include an education institution which is exempted under section 41 from registration under Part 3.”

    Read s 2
  • unregistered registrable mobility vehicle advertisement

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 29

    “means an advertisement that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote the purchase or use of an unregistered registrable mobility vehicle or a range of unregistered registrable mobility vehicles.”

    Read s 29
  • unrestricted area

    Defined in Public Order Act 2009, s 2

    “means a public place specified in an order made under section 14.”

    Read s 2
  • unsafe

    Defined in Sale of Food Act 1973, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 2C”

    Read s 2
  • unsubscribe request

    Defined in Spam Control Act 2007, s 2

    “means a request by a recipient of an electronic message, requesting the sender to stop sending any further electronic messages to the recipient’s electronic address.”

    Read s 2
  • unsuitable

    Defined in Sale of Food Act 1973, s 2

    “has the meaning given by section 2D”

    Read s 2
  • unused material

    Defined in Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 221A

    “means any material —(a)in the prosecution’s possession, other than —(i)any written statement made by an accused at any time and recorded by an officer of a law enforcement agency under any law; or(ii)any other statement given by the …”

    Read s 221A
  • upgrading works

    Defined in Housing and Development Act 1959, s 75

    “includes any building operations, repair, demolition or installation works carried out for the purposes of improving or upgrading any flat, building or land and any addition to, or alteration in, landlord’s fixtures and fittings”

    Read s 75
  • UPOV member

    Defined in Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004, s 2

    “means a state or an inter‑governmental party to the Convention which is a member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants constituted pursuant to the Convention.”

    Read s 2
  • urban redevelopment

    Defined in Urban Redevelopment Authority Act, s 2

    “includes the construction, reconstruction, extension, repair, alteration, change of use, aggregation and sub-division of a building and change of use, aggregation and sub-division of land”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • urban redevelopment area

    Defined in Urban Redevelopment Authority Act, s 2

    “means an area with or without any building therein declared by notification in the Gazette under section 17(1) to be an urban redevelopment area for the purposes of this Act”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • Urban Redevelopment Authority

    Defined in Jurong Town Corporation Act 1968, s 2

    “means the Urban Redevelopment Authority established under the Urban Redevelopment Authority Act 1989.”

    Read s 2
  • Urban Renewal Department

    Defined in Urban Redevelopment Authority Act, s 2

    “means the Urban Renewal Department of the Housing and Development Board.”

    Read s 2
  • urinal

    Defined in Environmental Public Health Act, s 67

    “means a facility for urinating which is water flushed, and which connects, directly or otherwise, with a private sewage disposal system or with the public sewage disposal system”

    Read s 67
  • use

    Defined in Geographical Indications Act, s 2

    “means use as part of, or in connection with —(a)any transaction, including a purchase, sale or exchange;(b)any importing or exporting;(c)any advertisement; or(d)any invoice, wine list, catalogue, business letter, business paper, price list …”

    Also defined in 6 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • use for trade

    Defined in Weights and Measures Act 1975, s 5

    “means, subject to subsection (2), use in Singapore in connection with, or with a view to, a transaction for —(a)the transferring or rendering of money or money’s worth in consideration of money or money’s worth; or(b)the making of a …”

    Read s 5
  • use-incompatible signage

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

    “means a sign signifying or prohibiting a use of the public path which is inconsistent with the permitted use of that path under Division 1 or 2 of Part 3”

    Read s 2
  • useful life

    Defined in Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021, s 2

    “means the period that the thing is or is expected to be available and in a condition for use for the purpose which the thing is designed for.”

    Read s 2
  • user

    Defined in Securities and Futures Act 2001, s 2

    “means —(a)in relation to an approved exchange, a recognised market operator, an approved clearing house or a recognised clearing house, a person who is —(i)a member of the approved exchange, recognised market operator, approved clearing …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • user activity data

    Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2012, s 2

    “means personal data about an individual that is created in the course or as a result of the individual’s use of any product or service provided by the organisation”

    Read s 2
  • user information

    Defined in Securities and Futures Act 2001, s 2

    “means transaction information that is referable to —(a)a named user; or(b)a group of users, from which the name of a user can be directly inferred”

    Read s 2