Medical Registration Act 1997
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
2A Object of Act
Part 2 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 3 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 4 REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
18 Registrar of Medical Council
19 Registers
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
Part 5 SPECIALISTS ACCREDITATION BOARD
34 Establishment of Specialists Accreditation Board
35 Functions of Specialists Accreditation Board
Part 5A FAMILY PHYSICIANS ACCREDITATION BOARD
35A Establishment of Family Physicians Accreditation Board
35B Functions of Family Physicians Accreditation Board
Part 6 PRACTISING CERTIFICATES
36 Practising certificates
37 Cancellation of practising certificates
Part 7 DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS, HEALTH COMMITTEE INQUIRIES AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
Division 1 — Voluntary removal, suspension, etc.
37A Voluntary removal, suspension, etc.
Division 2 — Complaints and commencement of inquiry
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
43 Mediation
44 Conduct of investigation
Division 3 — Performance and fitness assessments
45 Performance assessment
46 Fitness assessment
47 Confidentiality of information
Division 4 — Powers after investigation
48 Investigation report and deliberation by Complaints Committee
49 Findings of Complaints Committee
Division 5 — Disciplinary Tribunals
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
Division 6 — Health Committee
57 Health Committee
58 Unfitness to practise through illness, etc.
59 Restoration of names removed on recommendation of Health Committee
Division 7 — Interim Orders Committees
59A Interim Orders Committee
59B Interim orders
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
Division 8 — Appointment of legal counsel
59I Medical Council may appoint legal counsel
Part 8 GENERAL
60 Application of funds of Medical Council
60A Investigators
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
66 Exemption
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
70 Regulations
71 Amendment of Schedules
Part 9 SAVING 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
Abbreviations
Comparative Table