﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/CMS/Content/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="/CMS/Content/rss.css"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Advance Medical Directive Act amendments</title><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/AMDA1996?TransactionDate=20110414235959&amp;ViewType=Rss</link><description>Singapore Statutes Online RSS Feed</description><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Deleted by Act 11 of 2023 Director‑General me...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person who is not mentally disordered, who has attained 21 years of age and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life‑sustaini...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner must take reasonable steps in the circumstances to ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 5 Registration of directives</title><description>Registration of directives Any person who has made a directive in accordance with section 3 must register his or her directive with the Registrar. 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This Act (other than section 20) does not affect the legal ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, misstatement, unconscionable conduct or undue influen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 15 Offence to enquire whether directive made</title><description>Offence to enquire whether directive made Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), a person who has or who will be likely to have the medical care of any patient (w...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 16 Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care</title><description>Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care Any person who requires or prohibits the making of a directive as a condition for being insured for, or rece...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 17 Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide</title><description>Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide Nothing in this Act authorises an act that causes or accelerates death as distinct from an act that permits...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 18 Act not to affect insurance policies</title><description>Act not to affect insurance policies The making of a directive does not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of insurance or any of its terms. Except in the circums...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 19 Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence</title><description>Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence A medical practitioner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or disc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 20 Certain aspects of causation of death</title><description>Certain aspects of causation of death For the purposes of the laws of Singapore, the non‑application of extraordinary life‑sustaining treatment to, or the withdrawal of extraordina...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 21 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director or any person authorised by him or her may compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act which is prescribed to be...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 22 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations to prescribe anything which is required to be prescribed by this Act and generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. 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This Act does not apply to any act done or any directive or instrument made or executed before .</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Director means the Director of Medical Servic...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person who is not mentally disordered, who has attained 21 years of age and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life‑sustaini...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner must take reasonable steps in the circumstances to ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 5 Registration of directives</title><description>Registration of directives Any person who has made a directive in accordance with section 3 must register his or her directive with the Registrar. Upon receipt of the directive reg...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 6 Registry of directives and objections</title><description>Registry of directives and objections The Director must cause a register of advance medical directives to be established and maintained for the purposes of this Act and which compr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 7 Revocation of directive</title><description>Revocation of directive Any patient who has made a directive may, in the presence of at least one witness, revoke the directive — in writing; orally; or in any other way in which t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 8 Panel of specialists</title><description>Panel of specialists The Minister must appoint a panel of at least 20 specialists who have each at least 10 years’ experience in medical practice. The Minister must, in appointing ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 9 Certification of terminal illness</title><description>Certification of terminal illness Where a medical practitioner, who is responsible for the treatment of any person, has reason to believe that the person — is suffering from a term...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 10 Duty of medical practitioner</title><description>Duty of medical practitioner A medical practitioner or any person who acts under the instructions of a medical practitioner, who for any reason objects to acting on a directive, mu...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 11 Advance directive not to affect palliative care</title><description>Advance directive not to affect palliative care This Act does not apply to palliative care and does not affect any right, power or duty which a medical practitioner or any other pe...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on treatment not affected</title><description>Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on treatment not affected Section 3 or 10 does not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is conscious...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 13 Act not to affect other rights</title><description>Act not to affect other rights This Act does not affect the right of any person to refuse medical or surgical treatment. This Act (other than section 20) does not affect the legal ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, misstatement, unconscionable conduct or undue influen...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 15 Offence to enquire whether directive made</title><description>Offence to enquire whether directive made Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), a person who has or who will be likely to have the medical care of any patient (w...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 16 Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care</title><description>Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care Any person who requires or prohibits the making of a directive as a condition for being insured for, or rece...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 17 Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide</title><description>Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide Nothing in this Act authorises an act that causes or accelerates death as distinct from an act that permits...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 18 Act not to affect insurance policies</title><description>Act not to affect insurance policies The making of a directive does not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of insurance or any of its terms. Except in the circums...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 19 Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence</title><description>Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence A medical practitioner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or disc...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 20 Certain aspects of causation of death</title><description>Certain aspects of causation of death For the purposes of the laws of Singapore, the non‑application of extraordinary life‑sustaining treatment to, or the withdrawal of extraordina...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 21 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director or any person authorised by him or her may compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act which is prescribed to be...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20211231?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 22 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations to prescribe anything which is required to be prescribed by this Act and generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20211231&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act. Act 16 of 1996 Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Director means the Director of Medical Servic...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person who is not mentally disordered, who has attained the age of 21 years and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life-sust...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner shall take reasonable steps in the circumstances to...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected</title><description>Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected Section 3 or 10 shall not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is cons...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, mis-statement, unconscionable conduct or undue influe...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Advance Medical Directive Act. It is not part of the Act. Act 16 of 1996 Advance Medical Directive Act 1996...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Director means the Director of Medical Servic...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person who is not mentally disordered, who has attained the age of 21 years and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life-sust...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner shall take reasonable steps in the circumstances to...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected</title><description>Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected Section 3 or 10 shall not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is cons...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, mis-statement, unconscionable conduct or undue influe...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Advance Medical Directive Act. It is not part of the Act. Act 16 of 1996 Advance Medical Directive Act 1996...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for, and give legal effect to, advance directives to medical practitioners against artificial prolongation of the dying process and for matters connected therewi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 1 Short title</title><description>Short title This Act may be cited as the Advance Medical Directive Act . This Act shall not apply to any act done or any directive or instrument made or executed before .</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 5 Registration of directives</title><description>Registration of directives Any person who has made a directive in accordance with section 3 shall register his directive with the Registrar. Upon receipt of the directive register...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 6 Registry of directives and objections</title><description>Registry of directives and objections The Director shall cause a register of advance medical directives to be established and maintained for the purposes of this Act and which sha...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 7 Revocation of directive</title><description>Revocation of directive Any patient who has made a directive may, in the presence of at least one witness, revoke the directive — in writing; orally; or in any other way in which ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 8 Panel of specialists</title><description>Panel of specialists The Minister shall appoint a panel of not less than 20 specialists who have each not less than 10 years’ experience in medical practice. The Minister shall, i...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 9 Certification of terminal illness</title><description>Certification of terminal illness Where a medical practitioner, who is responsible for the treatment of any person, has reason to believe that the person — is suffering from a ter...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 10 Duty of medical practitioner</title><description>Duty of medical practitioner A medical practitioner or any person who acts under the instructions of a medical practitioner, who for any reason objects to acting on a directive sh...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 11 Advance directive not to affect palliative care</title><description>Advance directive not to affect palliative care This Act shall not apply to palliative care and does not affect any right, power or duty which a medical practitioner or any other ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 13 Act not to affect other rights</title><description>Act not to affect other rights This Act shall not affect the right of any person to refuse medical or surgical treatment. This Act (other than section 20) shall not affect the leg...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 15 Offence to enquire whether directive made</title><description>Offence to enquire whether directive made Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), no person who has or who will be likely to have the medical care of any patient ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 16 Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care</title><description>Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care Any person who requires or prohibits the making of a directive as a condition for being insured for, or rec...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 17 Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide</title><description>Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide Nothing in this Act shall authorise an act that causes or accelerates death as distinct from an act that p...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 18 Act not to affect insurance policies</title><description>Act not to affect insurance policies The making of a directive shall not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of insurance or any of the terms thereof. Except in t...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 19 Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence</title><description>Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence A medical practitioner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or dis...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 20 Certain aspects of causation of death</title><description>Certain aspects of causation of death For the purposes of the laws of Singapore, the non-application of extraordinary life-sustaining treatment to, or the withdrawal of extraordin...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 21 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director or any person authorised by him may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescr...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/20100301?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 22 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations to prescribe anything which is required to be prescribed by this Act and generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for, and give legal effect to, advance directives to medical practitioners against artificial prolongation of the dying process and for matters connected therewi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 1 Short title</title><description>Short title This Act may be cited as the Advance Medical Directive Act . This Act shall not apply to any act done or any directive or instrument made or executed before .</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Director means the Director of Medical Servi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person of sound mind who has attained the age of 21 years and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life-sustaining treatment ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner shall take reasonable steps in the circumstances t...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 5 Registration of directives</title><description>Registration of directives Any person who has made a directive in accordance with section 3 shall register his directive with the Registrar. Upon receipt of the directive register...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 6 Registry of directives and objections</title><description>Registry of directives and objections The Director shall cause a register of advance medical directives to be established and maintained for the purposes of this Act and which sha...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 7 Revocation of directive</title><description>Revocation of directive Any patient who has made a directive may, in the presence of at least one witness, revoke the directive — in writing; orally; or in any other way in which ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 8 Panel of specialists</title><description>Panel of specialists The Minister shall appoint a panel of not less than 20 specialists who have each not less than 10 years’ experience in medical practice. The Minister shall, i...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 9 Certification of terminal illness</title><description>Certification of terminal illness Where a medical practitioner, who is responsible for the treatment of any person, has reason to believe that the person — is suffering from a ter...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 10 Duty of medical practitioner</title><description>Duty of medical practitioner A medical practitioner or any person who acts under the instructions of a medical practitioner, who for any reason objects to acting on a directive sh...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 11 Advance directive not to affect palliative care</title><description>Advance directive not to affect palliative care This Act shall not apply to palliative care and does not affect any right, power or duty which a medical practitioner or any other ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected</title><description>Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected Section 3 or 10 shall not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is con...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 13 Act not to affect other rights</title><description>Act not to affect other rights This Act shall not affect the right of any person to refuse medical or surgical treatment. This Act (other than section 20) shall not affect the leg...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, mis-statement, unconscionable conduct or undue influ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 15 Offence to enquire whether directive made</title><description>Offence to enquire whether directive made Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), no person who has or who will be likely to have the medical care of any patient ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 16 Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care</title><description>Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care Any person who requires or prohibits the making of a directive as a condition for being insured for, or rec...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 17 Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide</title><description>Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide Nothing in this Act shall authorise an act that causes or accelerates death as distinct from an act that p...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 18 Act not to affect insurance policies</title><description>Act not to affect insurance policies The making of a directive shall not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of insurance or any of the terms thereof. Except in t...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 19 Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence</title><description>Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence A medical practitioner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or dis...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 20 Certain aspects of causation of death</title><description>Certain aspects of causation of death For the purposes of the laws of Singapore, the non-application of extraordinary life-sustaining treatment to, or the withdrawal of extraordin...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 21 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director or any person authorised by him may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescr...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 22 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations to prescribe anything which is required to be prescribed by this Act and generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act-Rev/AMDA1996/Published?DocDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Advance Medical Directive Act . It is not part of the Act. Act 16 of 1996 Advance Medical Directive Act 19...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for, and give legal effect to, advance directives to medical practitioners against artificial prolongation of the dying process and for matters connected therewi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 1 Short title</title><description>Short title This Act may be cited as the Advance Medical Directive Act . This Act shall not apply to any act done or any directive or instrument made or executed before .</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Director means the Director of Medical Servi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person of sound mind who has attained the age of 21 years and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life-sustaining treatment ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner shall take reasonable steps in the circumstances t...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 5 Registration of directives</title><description>Registration of directives Any person who has made a directive in accordance with section 3 shall register his directive with the Registrar. Upon receipt of the directive register...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 6 Registry of directives and objections</title><description>Registry of directives and objections The Director shall cause a register of advance medical directives to be established and maintained for the purposes of this Act and which sha...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 7 Revocation of directive</title><description>Revocation of directive Any patient who has made a directive may, in the presence of at least one witness, revoke the directive — in writing; orally; or in any other way in which ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 8 Panel of specialists</title><description>Panel of specialists The Minister shall appoint a panel of not less than 20 specialists who have each not less than 10 years’ experience in medical practice. The Minister shall, i...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 9 Certification of terminal illness</title><description>Certification of terminal illness Where a medical practitioner, who is responsible for the treatment of any person, has reason to believe that the person — is suffering from a ter...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 10 Duty of medical practitioner</title><description>Duty of medical practitioner A medical practitioner or any person who acts under the instructions of a medical practitioner, who for any reason objects to acting on a directive sh...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 11 Advance directive not to affect palliative care</title><description>Advance directive not to affect palliative care This Act shall not apply to palliative care and does not affect any right, power or duty which a medical practitioner or any other ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected</title><description>Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected Section 3 or 10 shall not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is con...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 13 Act not to affect other rights</title><description>Act not to affect other rights This Act shall not affect the right of any person to refuse medical or surgical treatment. This Act (other than section 20) shall not affect the leg...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, mis-statement, unconscionable conduct or undue influ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 15 Offence to enquire whether directive made</title><description>Offence to enquire whether directive made Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), no person who has or who will be likely to have the medical care of any patient ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 16 Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care</title><description>Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care Any person who requires or prohibits the making of a directive as a condition for being insured for, or rec...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 17 Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide</title><description>Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide Nothing in this Act shall authorise an act that causes or accelerates death as distinct from an act that p...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 18 Act not to affect insurance policies</title><description>Act not to affect insurance policies The making of a directive shall not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of insurance or any of the terms thereof. Except in t...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 19 Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence</title><description>Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence A medical practitioner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or dis...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 20 Certain aspects of causation of death</title><description>Certain aspects of causation of death For the purposes of the laws of Singapore, the non-application of extraordinary life-sustaining treatment to, or the withdrawal of extraordin...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 21 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director or any person authorised by him may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescr...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996?ValidDate=20100301&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 22 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations to prescribe anything which is required to be prescribed by this Act and generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Advance Medical Directive Act . It is not part of the Act. Act 16 of 1996 Advance Medical Directive Act 19...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Director means the Director of Medical Servi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person of sound mind who has attained the age of 21 years and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life-sustaining treatment ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner shall take reasonable steps in the circumstances t...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected</title><description>Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected Section 3 or 10 shall not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is con...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, mis-statement, unconscionable conduct or undue influ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19971220?ValidDate=19971220&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Advance Medical Directive Act . It is not part of the Act. Act 16 of 1996 Advance Medical Directive Act 19...</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for, and give legal effect to, advance directives to medical practitioners against artificial prolongation of the dying process and for matters connected therewi...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=aw-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Enacting Formula</title><description>Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 1 Short title and commencement</title><description>Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Director means the Director of Medical Servi...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person of sound mind who has attained the age of 21 years and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life-sustaining treatment ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner shall take reasonable steps in the circumstances t...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 5 Registration of directives</title><description>Registration of directives Any person who has made a directive in accordance with section 3 shall register his directive with the Registrar. Upon receipt of the directive register...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 6 Registry of directives and objections</title><description>Registry of directives and objections The Director shall cause a register of advance medical directives to be established and maintained for the purposes of this Act and which sha...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 7 Revocation of directive</title><description>Revocation of directive Any patient who has made a directive may in the presence of at least one witness revoke the directive — in writing ; orally; or in any other way in which t...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 8 Panel of specialists</title><description>Panel of specialists The Minister shall appoint a panel of not less than 20 specialist who have each not less than 10 years’ experience in medical practice. The Minister shall, in...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 9 Certification of terminal illness</title><description>Certification of terminal illness Where a medical practitioner, who is responsible for the treatment of any person, has reason to believe that that person — is suffering from a te...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 10 Duty of medical practitioner</title><description>Duty of medical practitioner A medical practitioner or any person who acts under the instructions of a medical practitioner, who for any reason objects to acting on a directive sh...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 11 Advance directive not to affect palliative care</title><description>Advance directive not to affect palliative care This Act shall not apply to palliative care and does not affect any right, power or duty which a medical practitioner or any other ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected</title><description>Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected Section 3 or 10 shall not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is con...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 13 Act not to affect other rights</title><description>Act not to affect other rights This Act shall not affect the right of any person to refuse medical or surgical treatment. This Act (other than section 20) shall not affect the leg...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, mis-statement, unconscionable conduct or undue influ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 15 Offence to enquire whether directive made</title><description>Offence to enquire whether directive made Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), no person who has or who will be likely to have the medical care of any patient ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 16 Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care</title><description>Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care Any person who requires or prohibits the making of a directive as a condition for being insured for, or rec...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 17 Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide</title><description>Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide Nothing in this Act shall authorise an act that causes or accelerates death as distinct from an act that p...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 18 Act not to affect insurance policies</title><description>Act not to affect insurance policies The making of a directive shall not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of insurance or any of the terms thereof. Except in t...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 19 Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence</title><description>Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence A medical practitioner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or dis...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 20 Certain aspects of causation of death</title><description>Certain aspects of causation of death For the purposes of the laws of Singapore, the non-application of extraordinary life-sustaining treatment to, or the withdrawal of extraordin...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 21 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director or any person authorised by him may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescr...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 22 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations to prescribe anything which is required to be prescribed by this Act and generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 . It is not part of the Act. 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Upon receipt of the directive register...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 6 Registry of directives and objections</title><description>Registry of directives and objections The Director shall cause a register of advance medical directives to be established and maintained for the purposes of this Act and which sha...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 7 Revocation of directive</title><description>Revocation of directive Any patient who has made a directive may in the presence of at least one witness revoke the directive — in writing ; orally; or in any other way in which t...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 8 Panel of specialists</title><description>Panel of specialists The Minister shall appoint a panel of not less than 20 specialist who have each not less than 10 years’ experience in medical practice. 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It is not part of the Act. Act 16 of 1996 Advance Medical Directive A...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/AMDA1996/Historical/19970701?ValidDate=19970701&amp;ProvIds=aw-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Enacting Formula</title><description>Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for, and give legal effect to, advance directives to medical practitioners against artificial prolongation of the dying process and for matters connected therewi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=aw-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Enacting Formula</title><description>Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 1 Short title and commencement</title><description>Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Director means the Director of Medical Servi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person of sound mind who has attained the age of 21 years and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life-sustaining treatment ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner shall take reasonable steps in the circumstances t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 5 Registration of directives</title><description>Registration of directives Any person who has made a directive in accordance with section 3 shall register his directive with the Registrar. Upon receipt of the directive register...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 6 Registry of directives and objections</title><description>Registry of directives and objections The Director shall cause a register of advance medical directives to be established and maintained for the purposes of this Act and which sha...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 7 Revocation of directive</title><description>Revocation of directive Any patient who has made a directive may in the presence of at least one witness revoke the directive — in writing ; orally; or in any other way in which t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 8 Panel of specialists</title><description>Panel of specialists The Minister shall appoint a panel of not less than 20 specialist who have each not less than 10 years’ experience in medical practice. The Minister shall, in...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 9 Certification of terminal illness</title><description>Certification of terminal illness Where a medical practitioner, who is responsible for the treatment of any person, has reason to believe that that person — is suffering from a te...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 10 Duty of medical practitioner</title><description>Duty of medical practitioner A medical practitioner or any person who acts under the instructions of a medical practitioner, who for any reason objects to acting on a directive sh...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 11 Advance directive not to affect palliative care</title><description>Advance directive not to affect palliative care This Act shall not apply to palliative care and does not affect any right, power or duty which a medical practitioner or any other ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected</title><description>Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected Section 3 or 10 shall not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is con...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 13 Act not to affect other rights</title><description>Act not to affect other rights This Act shall not affect the right of any person to refuse medical or surgical treatment. This Act (other than section 20) shall not affect the leg...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, mis-statement, unconscionable conduct or undue influ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 15 Offence to enquire whether directive made</title><description>Offence to enquire whether directive made Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), no person who has or who will be likely to have the medical care of any patient ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 16 Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care</title><description>Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care Any person who requires or prohibits the making of a directive as a condition for being insured for, or rec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 17 Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide</title><description>Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide Nothing in this Act shall authorise an act that causes or accelerates death as distinct from an act that p...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 18 Act not to affect insurance policies</title><description>Act not to affect insurance policies The making of a directive shall not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of insurance or any of the terms thereof. Except in t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 19 Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence</title><description>Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence A medical practitioner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or dis...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 20 Certain aspects of causation of death</title><description>Certain aspects of causation of death For the purposes of the laws of Singapore, the non-application of extraordinary life-sustaining treatment to, or the withdrawal of extraordin...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 21 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director or any person authorised by him may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 22 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations to prescribe anything which is required to be prescribed by this Act and generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 . It is not part of the Act. Act 16 of 1996 Advance Medical Directive A...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for, and give legal effect to, advance directives to medical practitioners against artificial prolongation of the dying process and for matters connected therewi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 1 Short title and commencement</title><description>Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 2 Interpretation</title><description>Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — directive means an advance medical directive made under section 3; Director means the Director of Medical Servi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 3 Power to make advance medical directive</title><description>Power to make advance medical directive A person of sound mind who has attained the age of 21 years and who desires not to be subjected to extraordinary life-sustaining treatment ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 4 Duty of witness</title><description>Duty of witness Before witnessing the execution of the directive on the prescribed form, a witness who is a medical practitioner shall take reasonable steps in the circumstances t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 5 Registration of directives</title><description>Registration of directives Any person who has made a directive in accordance with section 3 shall register his directive with the Registrar. Upon receipt of the directive register...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 6 Registry of directives and objections</title><description>Registry of directives and objections The Director shall cause a register of advance medical directives to be established and maintained for the purposes of this Act and which sha...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 7 Revocation of directive</title><description>Revocation of directive Any patient who has made a directive may in the presence of at least one witness revoke the directive — in writing ; orally; or in any other way in which t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 8 Panel of specialists</title><description>Panel of specialists The Minister shall appoint a panel of not less than 20 specialist who have each not less than 10 years’ experience in medical practice. The Minister shall, in...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 9 Certification of terminal illness</title><description>Certification of terminal illness Where a medical practitioner, who is responsible for the treatment of any person, has reason to believe that that person — is suffering from a te...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 10 Duty of medical practitioner</title><description>Duty of medical practitioner A medical practitioner or any person who acts under the instructions of a medical practitioner, who for any reason objects to acting on a directive sh...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 11 Advance directive not to affect palliative care</title><description>Advance directive not to affect palliative care This Act shall not apply to palliative care and does not affect any right, power or duty which a medical practitioner or any other ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected</title><description>Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on his treatment not affected Section 3 or 10 shall not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is con...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 13 Act not to affect other rights</title><description>Act not to affect other rights This Act shall not affect the right of any person to refuse medical or surgical treatment. This Act (other than section 20) shall not affect the leg...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation</title><description>Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation Any person who — by any deception, fraud, mis-statement, unconscionable conduct or undue influ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 15 Offence to enquire whether directive made</title><description>Offence to enquire whether directive made Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), no person who has or who will be likely to have the medical care of any patient ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 16 Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care</title><description>Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care Any person who requires or prohibits the making of a directive as a condition for being insured for, or rec...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 17 Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide</title><description>Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide Nothing in this Act shall authorise an act that causes or accelerates death as distinct from an act that p...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 18 Act not to affect insurance policies</title><description>Act not to affect insurance policies The making of a directive shall not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of insurance or any of the terms thereof. Except in t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 19 Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence</title><description>Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence A medical practitioner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or dis...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 20 Certain aspects of causation of death</title><description>Certain aspects of causation of death For the purposes of the laws of Singapore, the non-application of extraordinary life-sustaining treatment to, or the withdrawal of extraordin...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 21 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director or any person authorised by him may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescr...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - 22 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations to prescribe anything which is required to be prescribed by this Act and generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 . It is not part of the Act. Act 16 of 1996 Advance Medical Directive A...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/16-1996/Published?DocDate=19970117&amp;ProvIds=aw-</link><title>Advance Medical Directive Act 1996 - Enacting Formula</title><description>Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item></channel></rss>