This provision sets out the Act’s title and key definitions, including the Singapore Nursing Board, registered nurse, registered midwife, Advanced Practice Nurse, and practising certificate.
Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 2020 REVISED EDITION This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021 An Act to establish the Singapore Nursing Board, to provide for the registration and enrolment of nurses, the registration of midwives and the certification of Advanced Practice Nurses and for matters connected therewith. [1 May 2000] PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act is the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “accredited” means accredited by the Board; “Advanced Practice Nurse” means a registered nurse who is certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse under section 32; “appointed member” means a member appointed under section 3(2)(d); “Board” means the Singapore Nursing Board established under section 3; “certificate of enrolment” means a certificate of enrolment granted under section 17; “certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration granted under section 17; “Complaints Committee” means a Complaints Committee appointed under section 37; “enrolled” means enrolled under section 14, 15 or 16, and “enrol”, “enrolling” and “enrolment” have corresponding meanings; “enrolled nurse” means a person who is enrolled as an enrolled nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be enrolled as an enrolled nurse under section 46(2); “medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997; “member” means a member of the Board; “practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued by the Board under section 18; “Register” means the Register of Nurses or Register of Midwives kept under section 13 (as the case may be) or both the Register of Nurses and the Register of Midwives; “registered” means registered under section 14, 15 or 16, and “register”, “registering” and “registration” have corresponding meanings; “registered midwife” means a person who is registered as a registered midwife, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered midwife under section 46(3); “registered nurse” means a person who is registered as a registered nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered nurse under section 46(1); “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board, and includes any individual acting in that capacity; “Roll” means the Roll of Nurses kept under section 13. [5/2018]