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Words starting with V

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

87 words · showing 61 to 87

  • virtual currency

    Defined in Penal Code 1871, s 22

    “means a digital representation of value in money or money’s worth that can be digitally traded and functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account or store of value, regardless of whether it is legal tender in any country or territory …”

    Read s 22
  • virtual meeting technology

    Defined in Companies Act 1967, s 4

    “means any technology that allows a person to participate in a meeting without being physically present at the place of meeting”

    Read s 4
  • visiting force

    Defined in Visiting Forces Act 1960, s 2

    “means any body, contingent or detachment of the forces of a country to which that provision applies, being a body, contingent or detachment for the time being lawfully present in Singapore pursuant to any treaty, agreement or arrangement …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • Visiting Justice

    Defined in Prisons Act 1933, s 2

    “means a member of the Board of Visiting Justices appointed under section 79.”

    Read s 2
  • visitor

    Defined in Children and Young Persons Act, s 2

    “means a person appointed to be a member of a board of visitors under section 84”

    Read s 2
  • visual images

    Defined in Copyright Act 2021, s 7

    “has the meaning given by section 24(2)(a)”

    Read s 7
  • Vocational and Industrial Training Board

    Defined in Institute of Technical Education Act 1992, s 2

    “means the Vocational and Industrial Training Board established under the repealed Vocational and Industrial Training Board Act.”

    Read s 2
  • vocational training

    Defined in Children and Young Persons Act, s 2

    “means actual employment in agriculture or training in some branch of useful industry”

    Read s 2
  • vocational training institution

    Defined in Vocational and Industrial Training Board Act, s 2

    “means any of the following:(a)an institution at which instruction or training in any subject, skill or trade for employment in commerce or industry or in any vocation therein is provided for 10 or more persons;(b)in the case of an …”

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  • voice call

    Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2012, s 36

    “includes —(a)a call that involves a recorded or synthetic voice; or(b)in the case of a recipient with a disability (for example, a hearing impairment), a call that is equivalent to a voice call.”

    Read s 36
  • voluntary care agreement

    Defined in Children and Young Persons Act 1993, s 2

    “means a care agreement entered into between the Director‑General and the parent or guardian of a child or young person under section 15 to secure the safety and welfare of the child or young person”

    Read s 2
  • voluntary reporting rules

    Defined in Air Navigation Act 1966, s 2

    “means rules made under section 46”

    Read s 2
  • voluntary service

    Defined in Enlistment Act 1970, s 2

    “includes service as a volunteer ex‑NSman within the meaning of the Police Force Act 2004.”

    Read s 2
  • voluntary visit limit

    Defined in Casino Control Act 2006, s 153

    “means a visit limit voluntarily applied for by a person under section 165B(1).”

    Read s 153
  • volunteer

    Defined in Registration of Criminals Act 1949, s 13A

    “means a person who voluntarily gives his or her consent under section 13D for the taking of a body sample from him or her.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 13A
  • volunteer ex‑NSman

    Defined in Civil Defence Act 1986, s 2

    “means an ex‑NSman enrolled as a volunteer ex‑NSman under section 9A.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • volunteer probation officer

    Defined in Probation of Offenders Act 1951, s 2

    “means a person appointed to be a volunteer probation officer under section 3(2)”

    Read s 2
  • volunteer public path warden

    Defined in Active Mobility Act 2017, s 2

    “means an individual who is appointed a volunteer public path warden under section 40”

    Read s 2
  • volunteer welfare officer

    Defined in Children and Young Persons Act 1993, s 2

    “means a person who is appointed by the Director‑General under section 3(4A)”

    Read s 2
  • voter

    Defined in Parliamentary Elections Act 1954, s 2

    “means a person who, whether his or her name does or does not appear in a register of electors, applies to vote or votes at an election.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • voting share

    Defined in Accountants Act, s 2

    “means an issued share in the company or accounting corporation other than —(a)a share to which, in no circumstances, is there attached a right to vote; or(b)a share to which there is attached a right to vote only in one or more of the …”

    Also defined in 18 other Acts

    Read s 2
  • voting value

    Defined in Town Councils Act 1988, s 29

    “means the prescribed value of the vote of an owner of a flat at any poll under this Part.[24A”

    Read s 29
  • voucher

    Defined in Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003, s 2

    “means any document that purports to give the holder of the document the right to obtain goods or a service or the right to obtain goods or a service at a discounted or reduced price.”

    Read s 2
  • voyage

    Defined in Merchant Shipping Act, s 2

    “means the whole time and the whole distance between the ship’s port or place of departure and her final port or place of arrival”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • vulcaniser

    Defined in Factories Act, s 7

    “means either a segment or a multisegment vulcaniser in which steam is generated by means of an external fire”

    Read s 7
  • vulnerable adult

    Defined in Vulnerable Adults Act 2018, s 2

    “means an individual who —(a)is 18 years of age or older; and(b)is, by reason of mental or physical infirmity, disability or incapacity, incapable of protecting himself or herself from abuse, neglect or self‑neglect”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

    Read s 2
  • vulnerable person

    Defined in Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, s 2

    “means any person who suffers from an impairment of, or a disturbance in the functioning of, the mind or brain resulting from any disability or disorder of the mind or brain which impairs the ability to make a proper judgment in relation to …”

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