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87 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “vacant land” to “vulnerable person”.

87 words · showing 1 to 30

  • vacant land

    Defined in Parks and Trees Act, s 2

    “means any verge or land which has not been developed for residential or industrial purposes, and includes any land on which any building or structure has been erected in contravention of any written law or in respect of which a temporary …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • vagina

    Defined in Penal Code 1871, s 377C

    “includes vulva.”

    Read s 377C
  • valid certificate

    Defined in Electronic Transactions Act, s 2

    “means a certificate that a certification authority has issued and which the subscriber listed in it has accepted”

    Read s 2
  • valid certificate of conformity

    Defined in Fire Safety Act 1993, s 66

    “means a certificate of conformity that —(a)is issued —(i)to a Singapore person; or(ii)to a foreign person who has, at the time of the issue, appointed a local representative who is a Singapore person; and(b)is not expired, terminated or …”

    Read s 66
  • valid work pass

    Defined in Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990, s 2

    “means a work pass that is valid in accordance with section 12”

    Read s 2
  • Valuation List

    Defined in Property Tax Act 1960, s 2

    “means the Valuation List prepared under section 10.”

    Read s 2
  • value

    Defined in Bills of Exchange Act 1949, s 2

    “means valuable consideration.”

    Also defined in 4 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • value of the total assets of the company

    Defined in Estate Duty Act 1929, s 18

    “means the principal value, ascertained in accordance with section 24, of all the assets of the company as a going concern, including goodwill, after deducting therefrom —(a)the principal value so ascertained of any debentures, debenture …”

    Read s 18
  • variable capital company

    Defined in Variable Capital Companies Act 2018, s 2

    “means a body corporate incorporated as such under this Act”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • variable payment

    Defined in Employment Act 1968, s 50

    “means such payment, however expressed and whether paid annually or otherwise, which serves as an incentive to all employees to increase their productivity or as a reward for their contribution”

    Read s 50
  • variant

    Defined in Geographical Indications Act 2014, s 2

    “means a variant of the indication constituting the geographical indication, and includes any translation, transliteration or other variation of the indication”

    Read s 2
  • VCC

    Defined in Variable Capital Companies Act 2018, s 2

    “means a body corporate incorporated as such under this Act”

    Also defined in 5 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • VCC Act

    Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 4

    “means the Variable Capital Companies Act 2018”

    Also defined in 4 other Acts

    Read s 4
  • vector

    Defined in Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998, s 2

    “means — (a)any insect, including its egg, larva and pupa; and(b)any rodent, including its young, carrying or causing, or capable of carrying or causing any disease to human beings”

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  • vector control

    Defined in Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998, s 2

    “means the destruction, or the prevention of the propagation or harbouring, of vectors”

    Read s 2
  • vector control operator

    Defined in Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998, s 2

    “means a person who, in the course of any trade or business, undertakes or engages in vector control work”

    Read s 2
  • vector control technician

    Defined in Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998, s 2

    “means a person who, for reward or under a contract of employment, carries out or supervises the carrying out of any vector control work”

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  • vector control work

    Defined in Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998, s 2

    “means any work carried out for the purpose of vector control”

    Read s 2
  • vector control worker

    Defined in Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998, s 2

    “means any person who, for reward or under a contract of employment, carries out any vector control work under the supervision of a vector control technician”

    Read s 2
  • vector repellent

    Defined in Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998, s 2

    “means any solid, liquid or gaseous substance, or mixture or preparation of those substances, containing one or more active ingredients and used or intended to be used for repelling vectors”

    Read s 2
  • vehicle

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

    “means any means of conveyance that runs on wheels, other than a train”

    Also defined in 28 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • vehicle location device

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

    “means a device that is capable of transmitting signals about the approximate location of a vehicle for reception by another device.”

    Read s 2
  • vehicle registration fees

    Defined in Hire-Purchase Act 1969, s 2

    “means any amount to be provided under a hire‑purchase agreement or a conditional sale agreement by the owner for payment by or on behalf of the hirer under the provisions of this Act in connection with the registration and use of a motor …”

    Read s 2
  • vehicular emission

    Defined in Energy Conservation Act 2012, s 39

    “means any vehicular emission that is a prescribed vehicular emission under section 11AA of the Road Traffic Act 1961.”

    Read s 39
  • vendor

    Defined in Estate Agents Act 2010, s 3

    “means any person by whom a property is or is to be disposed of, and includes a prospective landlord”

    Read s 3
  • venereal disease

    Defined in Indecent Advertisements Act, s 2

    “means syphilis, gonorrhoea, soft chancre or bubo (lymphogranuloma inguinale).”

    Read s 2
  • ventilating pipe

    Defined in Public Utilities Act 2001, s 2

    “means a pipe provided to limit the pressure fluctuations in any discharge pipe”

    Read s 2
  • ventilating system

    Defined in Building Control Act 1989, s 2

    “means a mechanical system for introducing or exhausting air.”

    Read s 2
  • verge

    Defined in Parks and Trees Act, s 2

    “means any area by the side of a public street, whether turfed or not.”

    Read s 2
  • Verification Annex

    Defined in Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 2000, s 2

    “means the Annex on Implementation and Verification to the Convention.”

    Read s 2