Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Regulations 2003

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Jul 2003

No. S 320

Termination of Pregnancy Act

(Chapter 324)

Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Regulations 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Termination of Pregnancy Act, the Minister for Health hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2003.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Termination of Pregnancy Regulations (Rg 1) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Application for approval as approved institution

2.—(1) An application to the Minister for the approval of any institution, hospital, maternity home, clinic or other place as an approved institution shall be —

(a)	in Form I in the Schedule; or
(b)	in the form set out in the electronic licensing system of the Ministry of Health at http://www.moh-ela.gov.sg.

(2) The Minister may make any modification to the form referred to in paragraph (1)(b) for the purpose of facilitating the submission of that form.

(3) The form referred to in paragraph (1) shall be submitted in person, by post, by facsimile or using the electronic licensing system.

(4) The Minister may reject an application made under paragraph (1) without giving any reason.

(5) The Minister may cancel the approval granted to any institution under paragraph (1) without giving any reason.

(6) Any approval for the use of any place as an approved institution shall, unless cancelled under paragraph (5), be for 2 years.”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 9

3. Regulation 9 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Report on request for treatment to terminate pregnancy

9.—(1) A report on the request for treatment to terminate a pregnancy shall be made to the Director of Medical Services by the authorised medical practitioner —

(a)	within 30 days of the pre-termination of pregnancy counselling if no treatment to terminate pregnancy is carried out on a pregnant woman; or
(b)	within 30 days of the post-termination of pregnancy counselling if treatment to terminate pregnancy is carried out on a pregnant woman.

(2) The report referred to in paragraph (1) shall be —

(a)	in Form VI in the Schedule; or
(b)	in the form set out in the electronic filing system of the Ministry of Health at http://www.moh-topvsreturns.gov.sg.

(3) The Director of Medical Services may make any modification to the form referred to in paragraph (2)(b) for the purpose of facilitating the submission of that form.

(4) The form referred to in paragraph (2) shall be submitted in person, by post, by facsimile or using the electronic filing system.”.

Amendment of Schedule

4. Form I of the Schedule to the principal Regulations is deleted and the following Form substituted therefor:

Termination Of Pregnancy Act
(chapter 324)

Regulation 2(1)

Termination Of Pregnancy Regulations

Application For Status Of Approved Institution

SECTION 1 — PARTICULARS OF LICENSEE/MANAGER

Name as shown in NRIC/Passport (Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/Mdm*)

1.3 Male/Female

1.7 NRIC/ Passport No.

1.2 Residential Address

1.4 Home Tel No.

1.8 Office Tel No.

1.5 Mobile/Pager No.

1.9 Email Address

1.6 MCR No.

1.10 Qualifications

SECTION 2 — PARTICULARS OF PREMISES

2.1	Name of healthcare institution (as shown in the licence issued under the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Chapter 248))

2.2

Tel No.

2.3

Fax No.

2.4	Address of healthcare institution (as shown in the licence issued under the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Chapter 248))

SECTION 3 — PARTICULARS OF PERSONNEL

3.1	Name of medical practitioners authorised to perform abortion

MCR No.

Type of Registration

Qualifications

(1)

Full/Conditional

(2)

Full/Conditional

(3)

Full/Conditional

(4)

Full/Conditional

(5)

Full/Conditional

3.2	Name of anaesthetists

MCR No.

Type of Registration

Qualifications

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

3.3	Name of trained nurses

Qualifications

(1)

(2)

(3)

3.4	Name of certified Termination of Pregnancy counsellors

Qualifications

(1)

(2)

SECTION 4 — FACILITES AND EQUIPMENT

Item

Total Number

(a)	Recovery beds

(b)	Major and Minor Operating Theatres

(c)	Operating tables

(d)	Operating lights (fixed and portable)

(e)	Motor suction

(f)	Instrument trolley

(g)	Instrument/dressing cabinet

(h)	Are there facilities for sterilisation of instruments

Yes/No

(i)	Alternate light source in the event of power failure

Yes/No

SECTION 5 — STATISTICS ON ABORTION (for renewal only)

Number of abortions performed during the previous 2 years

Year _______

_______

SECTION 6 — DECLARATION

I declare the information in my application to be true, to the best of my knowledge. I also understand that approval of the licence is dependant on satisfactory compliance with the relevant requirements under the Termination of Pregnancy Act, Regulations and Guidelines.

Please note that MOH will contact you, if we require any additional information for your licence application.

*Delete where necessary.”.

Made this 12th day of June 2003.

MOSES LEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[MH 78:04/4-2/ L&A 02-02/01 TF4; AG/LEG/SL/324/2003/1 Vol. 1]

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