Medical Registration Regulations 1998 - Singapore Statutes Online

No. S 208

Medical Registration Act 1997

(Chapter 174)

Medical Registration Regulations 1998

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(3) and 58 of the Medical Registration Act 1997, the Singapore Medical Council, with the approval of the Minister for Health, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Medical Registration Regulations 1998 and shall come into operation on 3rd April 1998.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Board” means the Specialists Accreditation Board established under section 34 of the Act;

“Complaints Committee” means a committee appointed under section 40(4) of the Act;

“Council’s solicitor”, in relation to proceedings before a Disciplinary Committee, means an advocate and solicitor appointed under section 43 of the Act and, in relation to proceedings before the Health Committee, means an advocate and solicitor appointed by the Health Committee to present evidence on the practitioner’s unfitness to practise;

“Credentials Committee” means the Credentials Committee established under section 30 of the Act;

“Disciplinary Committee” means a Disciplinary Committee appointed under section 42(1) of the Act;

“elected members”, in relation to the Medical Council, means the members of the Medical Council referred to in section 4(1)(d) of the Act;

“Health Committee” means the Health Committee established under section 47 of the Act;

“legal assessor” means an assessor appointed under section 51 of the Act;

“register” means any register kept and maintained under section 19 of the Act.

(2) Any reference to “the practitioner”, in relation to an inquiry held by a Disciplinary Committee or a Health Committee, shall mean the medical practitioner to whom the inquiry relates.

Made this 30th day of March 1998.

N BALACHANDRAN

President,
Singapore Medical Council.

[MH 78:02/6 Vol 6; AG/LEG/SL/174/97/1 Vol. 2]

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