Medical Registration Regulations 2010
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation and commencement
2 Definitions
Part II MEDICAL COUNCIL
Division 1 Election of members of Medical Council
3 Returning officer
4 Notice of nomination
5 Nominations
6 Vacancies filled or not filled by number of nominations
7 Vacancies exceeded by number of nominations
8 No soliciting or canvassing for votes
9 Form and manner of voting
10 Compulsory voting
11 Counting of votes
12 Storage of records of vote
13 Complaints to Medical Council
Division 2 Prescribed medical schools
14 Prescribed medical schools
Part III REGISTRATION
15 Application for registration as medical practitioner
16 Physician’s pledge
17 Persons holding Doctor of Medicine of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore
18 Certificate of experience
19 Credentials Committee
20 Application for registration as specialist
Part IV GRANT AND RENEWAL OF PRACTISING CERTIFICATES
21 Definitions for this Part and Fourth Schedule
22 Application of this Part
23 List of activities, etc., with continuing medical education points
24 Grant or renewal of practising certificate subject to obtaining continuing medical education points
25 Duration of practising certificate
Part V PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
26 Professional conduct and ethics
27 Notice of inquiry
28 Postponement or adjournment
29 Power to make orders and give directions for the just, expeditious and economical disposal of inquiries
30 Supply of documents
31 Subpoena
32 Waiver
33 Medical Council may consent to amendment, etc., of charges
34 Conduct of inquiry
35 Disciplinary Tribunal may alter charge or frame new charge
36 Joining of similar disciplinary offences and inquiry for more than one disciplinary offence
37 Inquiries against 2 or more practitioners
38 Single or joint inquiries with consent
39 Separate inquiry where practitioner is prejudiced
40 Findings of Disciplinary Tribunal
41 Outstanding charges
42 Publication of outcome of inquiry
43 Transcript of notes of inquiry
44 Documents before Disciplinary Tribunal
45 Resumed hearing
Part VI PERFORMANCE AND FITNESS ASSESSMENTS
46 Performance Assessment Panels
47 Reasons for performance assessment
48 Fitness Assessment Panels
Part VII HEALTH COMMITTEES
49 Invitation to submit to medical examination
50 Medical examination
51 Provision of medical reports to practitioner
52 Notice of inquiry by Health Committee
53 Attendance at inquiry
54 Application of certain regulations to Health Committee
55 Determination of Health Committee
56 Announcement of determination
57 Resumed hearing
Part VIII PROCEEDINGS OF INTERIM ORDERS COMMITTEES
58 Definitions for this Part
59 Notice of interim hearing
60 Initial hearing
61 Review hearing
62 Application of certain regulations to Interim Orders Committee
63 Decision of Interim Orders Committee
64 Concurrent proceedings
Part IX RESTORATION OF NAME TO REGISTER
65 Application for restoration
66 Consideration by Medical Council
Part X GENERAL
67 Duty of legal assessor
68 Disclosure of information
69 Fees
70 Revocation
71 Savings and transitional provisions
FIRST SCHEDULE Prescribed Medical Schools
SECOND SCHEDULE Singapore Medical Council Physician’s Pledge
THIRD SCHEDULE Form A
FOURTH SCHEDULE Requisite Number of Continuing Medical Education Points
FIFTH SCHEDULE Fees Payable to Medical Council