Medical Registration Act 1997

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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

22A Registration of family physicians

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

35A Establishment of Family Physicians Accreditation Board

35B Functions of Family Physicians Accreditation Board

36 Practising certificates

37 Cancellation of practising certificates

37A Voluntary removal, suspension, etc.

38 Appointment of Complaints Panel

39 Complaints against registered medical practitioners, etc.

40 Appointment of Complaints Committees

41 Referral to Complaints Committee

42 Commencement of inquiry by Complaints Committee

44 Conduct of investigation

45 Performance assessment

46 Fitness assessment

47 Confidentiality of information

48 Investigation report and deliberation by Complaints Committee

49 Findings of Complaints Committee

50 Disciplinary Tribunal

51 Proceedings of Disciplinary Tribunal

52 Reference and transfer of cases to Health Committee

53 Findings of Disciplinary Tribunal

54 Orders of Disciplinary Tribunal

55 Appeal against order by Disciplinary Tribunal

56 Restoration of names to register

58 Unfitness to practise through illness, etc.

59 Restoration of names removed on recommendation of Health Committee

59A Interim Orders Committee

59C Review of interim orders

59D Interim Orders Committee may revoke, vary or replace interim order

59E Right of hearing

59F Application to General Division of High Court

59G Duration of interim orders

59H Person suspended under interim suspension order not regarded as registered

59I 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 or family physician

66A Composition of offences

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

68A Power to amend, vary, rescind, revoke or suspend condition or restriction

69 Jurisdiction of court

71 Amendment of Schedules

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 1997

2020 REVISED EDITION

This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021

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

[3 April 1998]

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act is the Medical Registration Act 1997.

Interpretation

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

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

“Complaints Committee” means a committee appointed by the chairman of the Complaints Panel under section 40;

“Complaints Panel” means the panel appointed by the Medical Council under section 38;

“conditional registration” means registration in Part II of the Register of Medical Practitioners pursuant to section 21 or any other provision of this Act, which registration is subject to any condition or restriction as may be imposed;

“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;

“Disciplinary Tribunal” means a tribunal appointed by the Medical Council under section 50;

“fully registered medical practitioner” means a person registered in Part I of the Register of Medical Practitioners in accordance with section 20(1) or (2), as the case may be;

“Health Committee” means a committee appointed by the Medical Council under section 57;

“Interim Orders Committee” means a committee appointed by the Medical Council under section 59A;

“Medical Council” means the Medical Council of Singapore established under section 3(1) of the repealed Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174, 1985 Revised Edition), 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;

“professional performance” means the knowledge, skill or care possessed and applied by a registered medical practitioner in the provision of medical services;

“provisional registration” means registration by virtue of section 24 and “provisionally registered” is to 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 specified in the First Schedule.

Object of Act

2A. The object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of the public by providing for mechanisms to —

(a)	ensure that registered medical practitioners are competent and fit to practise medicine;
(b)	uphold standards of practice within the medical profession; and
(c)	maintain public confidence in the medical profession.

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