PART I | REGISTRATION, ENROLMENT AND PRACTISING CERTIFICATES |
| Register of Nurses and Register of Midwives |
2.—(1) The Register of Nurses shall be in such form as the Board may determine and shall consist of the following parts:| (a) | a general part containing the particulars of all persons who are registered as registered nurses; and | | (b) | a supplementary part containing the particulars of all persons who are registered as registered nurses and who are qualified in the nursing and care of persons suffering from psychiatric diseases. |
| (2) The Register of Midwives shall be in such form as the Board may determine and shall contain the particulars of all persons who are registered as midwives. |
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3. The Roll shall be in such form as the Board may determine and shall consist of the following parts:| (a) | a general part containing the particulars of all persons who are enrolled; and | | (b) | a supplementary part containing the particulars of all persons who are enrolled and who are qualified in the nursing and care of persons suffering from psychiatric diseases. |
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| Correction or alteration of Register and Roll |
4. The Registrar shall —| (a) | insert in the Register or Roll, as the case may be, any alteration which may come to his knowledge to the name, address or other particulars of a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse or a registered midwife; | | (b) | insert in the Register or Roll, as the case may be, any alteration to the qualifications, or any additional qualifications, of a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse or a registered midwife; | | (c) | correct any error in any entry in the Register or Roll; and | | (d) | remove from the Register or Roll, as the case may be, the name of any person whose registration or enrolment as a nurse, or registration as a midwife, is cancelled by the Board under section 19 of the Act. |
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| Application for registration or enrolment |
5.—(1) An application for registration shall be made in Form 1 in the Second Schedule and shall be accompanied by the following:| (a) | the applicable fee specified in the First Schedule; | | (b) | evidence of successful completion of the course referred to in section 14 (1)(a), (2)(a) or (3)(a) of the Act, as the case may be, duly certified by the institution that conducted the course or such other authority as the Board may approve; | | (c) | if the course is a course referred to in section 14 (1)(a)(ii), (2)(a)(ii) or (3)(a)(ii) of the Act, a statement describing the type, content and duration of the course; | | (d) | evidence of having acquired such experience in nursing or midwifery as the Board may require; | | (e) | if the applicant is registered or enrolled as a nurse, or registered as a midwife, in a foreign country —| (i) | a certified copy of the certificate of registration or enrolment in that country; and | | (ii) | a statement from the registration or enrolment body of that country verifying that, on the date of issue of the certificate, the applicant is registered or enrolled as a nurse, or registered as a midwife, as the case may be, and that no proceedings have been taken or are pending against him; |
| | (f) | if the applicant is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, evidence of a firm offer of employment as a nurse or midwife, as the case may be; and | | (g) | any other information, statement or document as the Board may require. |
| (2) Any document produced under paragraph (1) that is not in English shall be accompanied by a certified translation thereof in English. |
| (3) The Board may, in any particular case, dispense with the production of any certificate or other document if the Board is satisfied by other evidence that the information furnished by the applicant is sufficient and correct, and that as regards character and professional competence the applicant is suitable for registration or enrolment, as the case may be. |
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| Renewal of temporary registration or enrolment |
6.—(1) A person who is temporarily registered or enrolled under section 16 of the Act may apply in writing to the Board for renewal of his registration or enrolment no later than one month before the expiration of his registration or enrolment.| (2) The application shall be accompanied by such information, statements and documents as the Board may require. |
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| Competency assessment and examination |
7.—(1) The Board may conduct, or make arrangements for an institution approved by the Board to conduct —| (a) | the competency assessment referred to in section 15(4) of the Act; or | | (b) | such examination as the Board may require an applicant for registration or enrolment to undergo. |
| (2) An applicant may undergo the competency assessment or examination up to such number of times as the Board may determine. |
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8.—(1) The Board shall appoint a committee to be known as the Registration Committee.| (2) The Registration Committee shall consist of not less than 4 members of the Board and such number of other persons as the Board may decide. |
| (3) The Board shall appoint a member of the Registration Committee as the chairman of the Committee. |
| (4) The term of office of the members and the quorum of the Registration Committee shall be determined by the Board. |
| (5) The Registration Committee shall examine such classes of applications for registration or enrolment as the Board may determine, and for this purpose the Committee may interview each applicant, make inquiries and take such other action as the Committee considers necessary. |
(6) The Registration Committee shall advise the Board whether an applicant whose application has been examined by the Committee —| (a) | should be registered or enrolled, as the case may be, and if so, the conditions to be imposed on him; or | | (b) | should be required to undergo the induction programme or competency assessment referred to in section 15 of the Act or any examination referred to in regulation 7. |
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9.—(1) An application for a practising certificate or its renewal shall be made in Form 2 in the Second Schedule and shall be accompanied by the following:| (a) | the applicable fee specified in the First Schedule; | | (b) | evidence of identity of the applicant; and | | (c) | such other information, statement or document as the Registrar may require. |
| (2) Where a practising certificate is lost or accidentally destroyed, the holder thereof may apply to the Board for a duplicate certificate and the Board may, if it thinks fit, issue a duplicate certificate upon payment of the applicable fee specified in the First Schedule. |
| (3) The Board may require the applicant to submit a statutory declaration certifying the loss or destruction of the original certificate. |
(4) Any person who is deemed under section 47 of the Act —| (a) | to be registered as a registered nurse or registered midwife; or | | (b) | to be enrolled as an enrolled nurse, |
| and who has, before 1st May 2000, paid the annual retention fee under regulation 12 of the Nurses and Midwives Regulations (Cap. 209, Rg 1) revoked by these Regulations shall be deemed to have in force a valid practising certificate authorising him to practise nursing or midwifery, as the case may be, until the expiration of the period for which the annual retention fee has been paid. |
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| Form of certificate of registration, etc. |
10.—(1) A certificate of registration or enrolment shall be signed by the Registrar and shall be under the seal of the Board.| (2) Where a certificate of registration or enrolment is lost or accidentally destroyed, the holder thereof may apply to the Board for a duplicate certificate and the Board may, if it thinks fit, grant a duplicate certificate upon payment of the applicable fee specified in the First Schedule. |
| (3) The Board may require the applicant to submit a statutory declaration certifying the loss or destruction of the original certificate. |
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