Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Regulations 2017

No. S 226

Child Development Co-Savings Act

(CHAPTER 38A)

Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment)
Regulations 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3, 7 and 20 of the Child Development Co‑Savings Act, the Minister for Social and Family Development makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Child Development Co‑Savings (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into operation on 15 May 2017.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Child Development Co‑Savings Regulations (Rg 2) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “healthcare establishment”, the following definition:

“ “in-store pharmaceutical officer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Health Products (Licensing of Retail Pharmacies) Regulations 2016 (G.N. No. S 330/2016);”;

(b)

by deleting the definition of “pharmacy” and substituting the following definitions:

“ “pharmacy” means —

(a)	a retail pharmacy specified in a pharmacy licence; or
(b)	a pharmacy department;

“pharmacy department” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Health Products (Licensing of Retail Pharmacies) Regulations 2016;

“pharmacy licence” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Health Products (Licensing of Retail Pharmacies) Regulations 2016;”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “private hospital”, the following definition:

“ “qualified practitioner” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Health Products (Licensing of Retail Pharmacies) Regulations 2016;”.

Amendment of regulation 11

3. Regulation 11 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “operated by the person which is registered under section 37 of the Medicines Act (Cap. 176) to carry on a retail pharmacy business” in paragraph (1)(c); and
(b)	by deleting the words “ceases to be registered under section 37 of the Medicines Act (Cap. 176)” in paragraph (9)(c)(vi) and substituting the words “ceases to be licensed under a pharmacy licence”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

4. Item 3 of the Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “by a medical practitioner or a pharmacist” in the second column and substituting the words “by a qualified practitioner or dispensed by an in‑store pharmaceutical officer”.

[G.N. Nos. S 603/2004; S 424/2005; S 769/2005; S 179/2007; S 644/2007; S 324/2008; S 550/2008; S 644/2009; S 573/2010; S 226/2011; S 251/2012; S 545/2012; S 594/2012; S 449/2013; S 624/2013; S 430/2015; S 453/2015; S 628/2015; S 849/2015; S 124/2016; S 407/2016]

Made on 9 May 2017.

CHEW HOCK YONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Social and Family Development,
Singapore.

[MSF 132-20-359 V16; AG/LEGIS/SL/38A/2015/1 Vol. 1]

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