s 2 Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Board” means the Singapore Tourism Board established under section 3 of the Singapore Tourism Board Act 1963 and includes any agent duly appointed by the Board to act on its behalf; “Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Board and includes any acting Chief Executive of the Board; “Fund” means the Tourism Fund established under section 17 of the Singapore Tourism Board Act 1963; “product” means any one or more of the following: (a) any travel product within the meaning of the Travel Agents Act 1975; (b) any goods (including any food or beverage intended for human consumption); “record” means any record of information however recorded, and includes —(a) anything on which there is writing or Braille; (b) a map, plan, chart, graph, picture or photograph; (c) anything from which images, sounds or writing can be reproduced; and (d) anything on which information has been stored or recorded; “service” means any service relating to any one or more of the following:(a) arts or entertainment; (b) leisure, recreation or sports; (c) personal care, wellness or assistance; (d) transport, other than transport by use of a regular route service within the meaning of the Bus Services Industry Act 2015 or a train service within the meaning of the Public Transport Council Act 1987; (e) business meetings, incentive travel, conferences, conventions and exhibitions (commonly known as MICE); “taxable transaction connected with a tourism event” has the meaning given by section 5(2); “tourism event” means any event or series of related activities taking place in Singapore —(a) that promotes Singapore as a travel or tourist destination; or (b) that is intended wholly or partly for the benefit of, or for the purpose of attracting, visitors to Singapore; “tourism event establishment” means a person prescribed in an order made under section 5; “tourism event premises” means any premises used or to be used for the conduct of a tourism event by the organiser of that event; “transaction” means any arrangement made by a person in the course of carrying on a business in Singapore —(a) for the provision, or to facilitate the provision, of the use of any tourism event premises, accommodation, products or services, to another person; or (b) where the use of any tourism event premises, accommodation, products or services in contemplation of which an arrangement in paragraph (a) was made does not take place, whether or not — (c) the other person is in Singapore; (d) the arrangement is at the request of the other person; or (e) any consideration is given for the arrangement.[28/2018]