Medical Registration Act

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3 Medical Council to continue to exist

4 Constitution of Medical Council

5 Functions of Medical Council

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

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

18 Registrar of Medical Council

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

34 Establishment of Specialists Accreditation Board

35 Functions of Specialists Accreditation Board

36 Practising certificates

37 Cancellation of practising certificates

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

49 Unfitness to practise through illness, etc.

50 Restoration of names removed on recommendation of Health Committee

51 Interim Orders Committee

53 Review of interim orders

54 Interim Orders Committee may revoke, vary or replace interim order

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

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

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

71 Amendment of Schedule

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

Medical Registration Act

(CHAPTER 174)

(Original Enactment: Act 5 of 1997)

REVISED EDITION 2004

(31st July 2004)

An Act to provide for the registration of medical practitioners and for matters connected therewith.

[3rd April 1998]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Medical Registration Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“certificate of experience” means a certificate granted under section 25;

“conditional registration” means registration under section 20(3), 21(1) or (2), 33(1), 47(1) or 50(1) subject to such conditions as the Medical Council may think fit;

“degree” means any degree or diploma or any qualification granted by any university or institution legally authorised to grant that degree or diploma or qualification and which degree or diploma or qualification is recognised or approved by the Medical Council;

“Medical Council” means the Medical Council of Singapore established under section 3(1) of the repealed Medical Registration Act (Cap.174, 1985 Ed.), and by virtue of section 3 of this Act means the Singapore Medical Council;

“practising certificate” means a practising certificate granted under section 36;

“President” means the President of the Medical Council;

“provisional registration” means registration by virtue of section 24 and “provisionally registered” shall be construed accordingly;

“registered medical practitioner” means a person registered under this Act and includes a person deemed to be so registered under section 72(1);

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Medical Council;

“Singapore degree” means a degree, diploma or licence in medicine and surgery of the King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, the University of Malaya in Singapore, the University of Singapore or the National University of Singapore.

[46/2002]

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