Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Singapore Statutes Online

THIRD SCHEDULE

Section 60(1) and (3)

Saving and transitional provisions

1.—(1) Subject to sub‑paragraph (2), where immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service —

(a)	the licensable healthcare service is provided in a private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment within the meaning given by section 2 of the repealed Act;
(b)	there is in force a licence under the repealed Act to use those premises or the conveyance as a private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment, as the case may be; and
(c)	there is in force an approval (if required) under the repealed Act to provide the licensable healthcare service at the private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment, as the case may be,

the licence and approval continue in force, so far as not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as if they are a licence granted under this Act to provide that licensable healthcare service for the period the licence and approval had been granted under the repealed Act.

(2) The licence treated as continuing in force under sub‑paragraph (1) continues in force until the earliest of the following:

(a)	the date the licence would have expired under the repealed Act if this Act had not been enacted;
(b)	the date the licence ceases or is surrendered under section 17 of this Act;
(c)	the date the licence is revoked under section 20 of this Act.

(3) From an appointed day for a licensable healthcare service, the repealed Act ceases to apply to and in relation to that service provided in the private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment, as the case may be.

2. Where, immediately before the date of commencement of section 58 of this Act —

(a)	a healthcare service that is not a licensable healthcare service is provided in a private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment within the meaning given by section 2 of the repealed Act;
(b)	there is in force a licence under the repealed Act to use those premises or the conveyance as a private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment, as the case may be; and
(c)	there is in force an approval (if required) under the repealed Act to provide the healthcare service that is not a licensable healthcare service at the private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment, as the case may be,

the licence and approval continue in force despite section 58 of this Act, and the repealed Act as in force immediately before that date continues in force insofar as it relates to that healthcare service provided in that private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment (as the case may be) subject to that licence until paragraph 1 applies.

3.—(1) Where immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service —

(a)

an application is made to the Director-General under the repealed Act —

(i)	for or to renew a licence to use any premises or conveyance as a private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment for the provision of that licensable healthcare service; or
(ii)	for an approval (if required) to provide the licensable healthcare service at a private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment, as the case may be; and [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

(b)

the application is pending immediately before the appointed day,

the application is deemed to be an application made under section 10 of this Act.

(2) Anything that has been started by the Director-General in connection with an application mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) may be carried on and completed by the Director-General under the corresponding provisions in Part 2 of this Act.

[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

4. Where —

(a)	an appeal has been made to the Minister under section 10(1) of the repealed Act before the date of commencement of section 58 of this Act; and
(b)	the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before that date,

the appeal may be dealt with or disposed of under the repealed Act as if this Act had not been enacted.

5. Subject to paragraph 1(3), the repealed Act continues to apply insofar as it relates to the provision of a healthcare service which is not a licensable healthcare service and provided in a private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment, until that service becomes a licensable healthcare service.

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