Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Regulations 2023

No. S 400

Termination of Pregnancy Act 1974

Termination of Pregnancy
(Amendment) Regulations 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Termination of Pregnancy Act 1974, the Minister for Health makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations are the Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and, except for regulation 6(1), come into operation on 26 June 2023.

(2) Regulation 6(1) is deemed to have come into operation on 31 December 2021.

New regulation 1A

2. In the Termination of Pregnancy Regulations (Rg 1) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations), after regulation 1, insert —

“Definition

1A. In these Regulations, “specified website” means the Healthcare Application and Licensing Portal of the Ministry of Health at https://halp.moh.gov.sg.”.

Amendment of regulation 2

3. In the principal Regulations, in regulation 2, replace paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) with —

“(1) An application to the Minister for the approval of any institution, hospital, maternity home, clinic or other place as an approved institution must be made in the form set out at the specified website.

(2) To avoid doubt, in paragraph (1), “institution, hospital, maternity home, clinic or other place” includes the approved permanent premises of a person who holds a licence under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide any of the following licensable healthcare services:

(a)	acute hospital service;
(b)	ambulatory surgical centre service;
(c)	outpatient medical service.

(3) In paragraph (2) —

“approved permanent premises”, in relation to a person who holds a licence under the Healthcare Services Act 2020, has the meaning given by section 2(1) of that Act;

“licensable healthcare service” has the meaning given by section 3(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020.”.

Amendment of regulation 9

4. In the principal Regulations, in regulation 9, replace paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) with —

“(2) The report mentioned in paragraph (1) must be in the form set out at the specified website.”.

Amendment of Schedule

5. In the principal Regulations, in the Schedule —

(a)

delete Form I;

(b)

replace Form II with —

“FORM II

Regulation 3(5)

TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT 1974

TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY REGULATIONS

APPLICATION FOR AUTHORISATION TO CARRY OUT
TREATMENT TO TERMINATE PREGNANCY

Application is made by _______________________________________

(Insert name of medical practitioner)

practising at ___________________________

(Insert name of healthcare service provider^#)

located at ____________________________

(Insert address of approved permanent premises of healthcare service provider^#)

for an authorisation to carry out treatment to terminate pregnancy under ^*regulation 3(1) or (2) of the Termination of Pregnancy Regulations.

Particulars of Applicant

My qualifications and Obstetric and Gynaecological experience are as follows:

(1)	Medical Qualifications:

(2)	Duration of Obstetric and Gynaecological experience in restructured hospital (excluding housemanship):

(3)	Duration of Obstetric and Gynaecological experience in other hospitals (excluding housemanship):

Declaration

I declare that the particulars stated in this application and the attached documents listed below are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Documents submitted [Mark ‘X’ in the appropriate box(es)]

1.	A copy each of my medical qualifications

□

2.	Proof of my Obstetric and Gynaecological experience

□

Others:

____________________

Date

Signature of Applicant

^*Delete whichever is inapplicable.

^# “healthcare service provider” means a person —

(a)	who holds a licence under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide any licensable healthcare service specified in regulation 2(2) of the Termination of Pregnancy Regulations; and

(b)	whose approved permanent premises are an approved institution under the Termination of Pregnancy Act 1974.

”;

(c)

in Forms III and IV, after “TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT”, insert “1974”;

(d)

in Forms III and IV, delete “(CHAPTER 324)”;

(e)

replace Forms V and VI with —

“FORM V

Regulation 8

TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT 1974

TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY REGULATIONS

RETURN ON PROVISION FOR TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY
COUNSELLING FACILITIES AT APPROVED INSTITUTION

I __________________________________________________________

(Name of Authorised Medical Practitioner)

of __________________________________________________________

(Name and Address of healthcare service provider^*)

declare that the following personnel and facilities are available for counselling:

1.	Approved permanent premises of healthcare service provider^* where pre- and post‑termination of pregnancy counselling will be provided:

_____________________________________________________

2.	Counsellors:

Name

Qualifications

______________________

3.	Audio-visual equipment for screening of counselling materials:

(a)	Number of television sets with facilities to screen counselling materials: ____________________________

(b)	Number of laptops with facilities to screen counselling materials: ____________________

I am prepared to give all facilities to any public officer at the Ministry of Health to enter and inspect the abovementioned premises and to answer any questions that may be put to me.

Dated 20 .

_________________

Signature

Designation

^* “healthcare service provider” means a person —

(a)	who holds a licence under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide any licensable healthcare service specified in regulation 2(2) of the Termination of Pregnancy Regulations; and

(b)	whose approved permanent premises are an approved institution under the Termination of Pregnancy Act 1974.

”; and

(f)

replace Form VII with —

“FORM VII

CONFIDENTIAL

Regulation 5(3)

TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT 1974

TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY REGULATIONS

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

This is to certify that:

_________________________ born on ______________________

(Name)

(Date of Birth)

holder of _________________________ has attended the counselling session,

(Birth Certificate/NRIC/Passport No.)

as required by regulation 5(2) of the Termination of Pregnancy Regulations on ______________________________

(Date)

_____________________

_________________

(Name and Designation)

(Signature)

”.

Miscellaneous amendments

6.—(1) In the principal Regulations, in regulation 3(1)(a), replace “(Cap. 174)” with “1997”.

(2) In the principal Regulations, in the following provisions, replace “Director of Medical Services” with “Director‑General of Health”:

Regulation 4

Regulation 5(2), (5) and (6)

Regulation 8

Regulation 9(1)

Regulation 12(1)(a).

[G.N. Nos. S 320/2003; S 451/2013]

Made on 19 June 2023.

CHAN YENG KIT

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[MH 78:44/1; AG/LEGIS/324/2020/1 Vol. 1]

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