Pharmacists Registration Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II SINGAPORE PHARMACY COUNCIL
3 Establishment and incorporation of Singapore Pharmacy Council
4 Constitution of Council
5 Functions of Council
6 President of Council
7 Disqualifications from membership of Council
8 Filling of vacancies
9 Meetings and quorum of Council
10 Appointment of executive secretary and other employees
11 Appointment of committees
12 Disclosure of interest
13 Public servants
Part III REGISTRATION OF PHARMACISTS
14 Registrar of Council
15 Registers
16 Full registration
17 Conditional registration
18 Registration of specialists
19 Temporary registration
20 Evidence of qualification and entry of additional qualifications
21 Application for registration
22 Certificate of registration
23 Practising certificate
24 Amendment of appropriate register
25 Removal of name from appropriate register
26 Restoration of names removed under section 24 or 25
27 Certificate of Registrar as evidence
Part IV PRACTICE OF PHARMACY
28 Unauthorised person acting as pharmacist
29 Liability of employer, etc., for practice of pharmacy in contravention of section 28
30 Liability of registered pharmacist for allowing another to act in contravention of section 28, etc.
31 Suspended persons not to practise pharmacy during period of suspension
32 False assumption of title of specialist
33 Fraudulent registration, etc.
34 Pharmacist to use only qualifications entered in register and approved title, etc.
35 General penalty
Part V SPECIALISTS ACCREDITATION BOARD
36 Establishment of Specialists Accreditation Board
37 Functions of Specialists Accreditation Board
Part Vi DISCIPLINARY AND HEALTH INQUIRIES
38 Appointment of Complaints Panel
39 Complaints against registered pharmacists
40 Inquiry by Complaints Committee
41 Findings of Complaints Committee
42 Disciplinary Committee
43 Proceedings of Disciplinary Committee
44 Reference and transfer of cases to Health Committee
45 Findings of Disciplinary Committee
46 Orders of Disciplinary Committee
47 Appeal against order by Disciplinary Committee
48 Restoration of names to appropriate register
49 Report of breach
50 Health Committee
51 Unfitness to practise through illness, etc.
52 Restoration of names removed on recommendation of Health Committee
53 Interim Orders Committee
54 Interim orders
55 Review of interim orders
56 Interim Orders Committee may revoke, vary or replace interim order
57 Right of hearing
58 Application to High Court
59 Duration of interim orders
60 Person suspended under interim suspension order not regarded as registered
61 Council may appoint legal counsel
62 Recovery of penalties and costs
Part VII MISCELLANEOUS
63 Application of funds of Council
64 Fees payable to members of Council and members of committees
65 Inspectors
66 Assessors to Council
67 Protection against liability
68 Jurisdiction of court
69 Composition of offences
70 Exemption in respect of pharmacy training
71 General exemption
72 Service of documents
73 Amendment of First Schedule
74 Regulations
75 Repeal
76 Consequential amendments to other written laws
77 Savings and transitional provisions
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money