Medical Registration Act(CHAPTER 174)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II MEDICAL COUNCIL
3 Medical Council to continue to exist
4 Constitution of Medical Council
5 Functions of Medical Council
6 Compulsory voting
7 President of Medical Council
8 Disqualifications for membership of Medical Council
9 Filling of vacancies
10 Appointment of executive secretary and other employees
11 Appointment of committees
12 Meetings and quorum of Medical Council
Part III PRIVILEGES OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
13 Qualifications to practise
14 No remuneration recoverable by unauthorised persons
15 Medical certificates
16 Legally qualified or duly qualified medical practitioner
17 Unauthorised person acting as medical practitioner
Part IV REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
18 Registrar of Medical Council
19 Registers
20 Full registration
21 Conditional registration
22 Registration of specialists
23 Temporary registration
24 Provisional registration
25 Certificate of experience in approved hospital
26 Experience required for holders of degrees other than Singapore degrees
27 Evidence of qualification and entry of additional qualifications
28 Application for registration
29 Credentials Committee
30 Publication of list of registered medical practitioners with practising certificates
31 Alterations in registers
32 Power of Medical Council to remove names from registers
33 Restoration of names removed under section 31 or 32
Part V SPECIALISTS ACCREDITATION BOARD
34 Establishment of Specialists Accreditation Board
35 Functions of Specialists Accreditation Board
Part VI PRACTISING CERTIFICATES
36 Practising certificates
37 Cancellation of practising certificates
Part VII DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AND HEALTH COMMITTEE INQUIRIES
38 Appointment of Complaints Panel
39 Complaints against registered medical practitioners
40 Inquiry by Complaints Committee
41 Findings of Complaints Committee
42 Disciplinary Committee
43 Proceedings of Disciplinary Committee
44 Reference and transfer of cases to Health Committee
45 Findings of Disciplinary Committee
46 Orders of Disciplinary Committee
47 Restoration of names to register
48 Health Committee
49 Unfitness to practise through illness, etc.
50 Restoration of names removed on recommendation of Health Committee
51 Interim Orders Committee
52 Interim orders
53 Review of interim orders
54 Interim Orders Committee may revoke, vary or replace interim order
55 Right of hearing
56 Application to High Court
57 Duration of interim orders
58 Person suspended under interim suspension order not regarded as registered
59 Medical Council may appoint legal counsel
Part VIII GENERAL
60 Application of funds of Medical Council
61 Assessor to Medical Council
62 Fraudulent registration
63 Medical practitioner not to practise during suspension from practice
64 Medical practitioner to use only qualifications entered in register and approved title, etc.
65 False assumption of title of specialist
66 Exemption
67 Duty of medical practitioner to inform Medical Council of medical practitioners who are unfit to practise
68 No action in absence of bad faith
69 Jurisdiction of court
70 Regulations
71 Amendment of Schedule
Part IX SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
72 Persons who are already registered
73 Pending disciplinary proceedings
74 Term of office of member appointed or elected to take place of existing member
75 Transitional provisions
Legislative History
Comparative Table