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102 words defined in Singapore Acts, from “wages” to “WTO Agreement”.

102 words · showing 1 to 30

  • wages

    Defined in Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 2

    “means the remuneration in money, including any bonus, due or granted to a person in respect of the person’s employment but does not include such payments as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify.”

    Also defined in 4 other Acts

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  • wakaf

    Defined in Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966, s 2

    “means the permanent dedication by a Muslim individual or the Majlis of any movable or immovable property for any purpose recognised by the Muslim law as pious, religious or charitable”

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  • wakaf khas

    Defined in Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966, s 2

    “means a dedication in perpetuity of the capital of property for pious, religious or charitable purposes recognised by the Muslim law, the income of the property being paid to persons or for purposes specified in the wakaf, and the property …”

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  • wali

    Defined in Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966, s 2

    “means the lawful guardian according to the Muslim law for purposes of marriage of a woman who is to be married”

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  • wall

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

    “includes a door, window or other structure forming part of the wall”

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  • war injuries

    Defined in Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, s 2

    “means physical injuries —(a)caused by —(i)the discharge of any missile (including liquids and gas);(ii)the use of any weapon, explosive or other noxious thing; or(iii)the doing of any other injurious act,either by the enemy or in combating …”

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  • war service injury

    Defined in Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, s 2

    “means any physical injury which the Authority certifies to have been shown to his satisfaction to have arisen out of and in the course of the performance by the volunteer of his duties as a member of the civil defence organisation to which …”

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  • warehouse

    Defined in Merchant Shipping Act, s 261

    “includes all warehouses, buildings and premises in which goods, when landed from ships, may be lawfully placed”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • warehouseman

    Defined in Merchant Shipping Act, s 261

    “means the occupier of a warehouse”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • warrant of arrest and detention

    Defined in Banishment Act 1959, s 2

    “means a warrant issued under section 3.”

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  • warrant officer

    Defined in Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972, s 2

    “means a person appointed by the Armed Forces Council or the proper authority to hold the rank of warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.”

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  • warranty

    Defined in Sale of Goods Act 1979, s 61

    “means an agreement with reference to goods which are the subject of a contract of sale, but collateral to the main purpose of such contract, the breach of which gives rise to a claim for damages, but not to a right to reject the goods and …”

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  • Warsaw (Hague) (Montreal) Convention

    Defined in Carriage by Air Act 1988, s 2

    “means the Warsaw (Hague) Convention as amended by the Montreal Protocol No. 4, the text of which is set out in the Third Schedule.”

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  • Warsaw (Hague) Convention

    Defined in Carriage by Air Act 1988, s 2

    “means the Warsaw Convention as amended by the Hague Protocol, the text of which is set out in the First Schedule”

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  • Warsaw Convention

    Defined in Carriage by Air Act 1988, s 2

    “means the original Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air opened for signature at Warsaw on 12 October 1929, the text of which is set out in the Second Schedule”

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  • wash basin

    Defined in Environmental Public Health Act, s 67

    “means a facility for washing the hands and face which is water supplied, whether or not connected with a private sewage disposal system or with the public sewage disposal system.[68”

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  • waste

    Defined in Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997, s 2

    “means a substance or object that is —(a)proposed to be disposed of;(b)disposed of; or(c)required by any written law to be disposed of.”

    Also defined in 2 other Acts

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  • waste collector licensee

    Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 2

    “means any person who is licensed under section 31 to collect and remove refuse and waste”

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  • waste disposal licensee

    Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 2

    “means any person who is licensed under section 23 to construct, establish, maintain or operate any disposal facility”

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  • water fitting

    Defined in Public Utilities Act 2001, s 2

    “means —(a)any pipe that is not a water main;(b)any pipe fitting, tap, cock, valve or ferrule;(c)any meter; or(d)any flushing cistern,and any other similar apparatus used in connection with the supply or conveyance, and use, of water”

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  • water installation

    Defined in Public Utilities Act, s 2

    “means any water-retaining structure, pumping station, pipe, water fitting, apparatus or appliance used for the supply of water”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • water main

    Defined in Public Utilities Act 2001, s 2

    “means any pipe used or to be used for the conveyance of water, other than a connecting pipe”

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  • water provider

    Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 78

    “means a person who provides water suitable for drinking”

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  • water service installation

    Defined in Public Utilities Act, s 64

    “means an installation within any premises including any pipes, water fittings, apparatus or appliances, connecting a meter to the premises and used for the supply of water thereto, but does not include an installation for the disposal of …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • water service work

    Defined in Public Utilities Act, s 64

    “means any work performed or carried out on any water service installation and includes the designing, installing, constructing, erecting or repairing thereof or the altering of the structure thereof or the replacing of any part thereof or …”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • water service worker

    Defined in Public Utilities Act, s 64

    “means any person whose trade or occupation requires or includes the personal performance by him of water service work or a person who is otherwise competent or qualified personally to perform water service work.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • water service worker licence

    Defined in Public Utilities Act, s 2

    “means a licence granted under section 37(2).”

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  • water suitable for drinking

    Defined in Environmental Public Health Act 1987, s 78

    “means —(a)potable water; and(b)any water held out by a water provider as potable water,but does not include any water intended for consumption solely by animals.”

    Also defined in 1 other Act

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  • watercourse

    Defined in Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999, s 2

    “includes a reservoir, lake, river, stream, canal, drain, spring or well or a part of the sea abutting on the foreshore and any other natural, artificial or subsurface body of water”

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  • waters of Sentosa

    Defined in Sentosa Development Corporation Act 1972, s 2

    “means all the inland waters of Sentosa that are —(a)vested in or leased to the Corporation; or(b)managed or controlled by the Corporation, whether or not the lands lying under the inland waters are vested in or leased to the Corporation or …”

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