This Act sets out the registration system for medical practitioners and defines key terms used in that system.
Medical Registration Act 1997 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 provide for the registration of medical practitioners and for matters connected therewith. [3 April 1998] PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act is the Medical Registration Act 1997. Interpretation 2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “certificate of experience” means a certificate granted under section 25; “Complaints Committee” means a committee appointed by the chairman of the Complaints Panel under section 44; [Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] “Complaints Panel” means the panel appointed by the Medical Council under section 39; [Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] “conditional registration” means registration in Part II of the Register of Medical Practitioners pursuant to section 21 or any other provision of this Act, which registration is subject to any condition or restriction as may be imposed; “degree” means any degree or diploma or any qualification granted by any university or institution legally authorised to grant that degree or diploma or qualification and which degree or diploma or qualification is recognised or approved by the Medical Council; “Disciplinary Tribunal” means a tribunal appointed by the President of the Disciplinary Commission under section 58 or the Chief Justice under section 59; [Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] “fully registered medical practitioner” means a person registered in Part I of the Register of Medical Practitioners in accordance with section 20(1) or (2), as the case may be; “Health Committee” means a committee appointed by the Medical Council under section 59H; [Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] “Interim Orders Committee” means a committee appointed by the Medical Council under section 59J; [Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] “lay person” means any person who — (a) has rendered distinguished public service, or has achieved distinction in any field; and (b) is not a legal professional or a registered medical practitioner; [Act 33 of 2021 wef 01/07/2022] “legal professional” means any person who — (a) has at any time held but no longer holds, office as a Supreme Court Judge or a Judicial Commissioner; [Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] (b) is an advocate and solicitor of at least 15 years’ standing; or (c) is a Judicial Service Officer or Legal Service Officer who has in the aggregate at least 15 years of full-time employment in the Singapore Judicial Service or the Singapore Legal Service (or both); [Act 33 of 2021 wef 01/07/2022] “Medical Council” means the Medical Council of Singapore established under section 3(1) of the repealed Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174, 1985 Revised Edition), and by virtue of section 3 of this Act means the Singapore Medical Council; “practising certificate” means a practising certificate granted under section 36; “president” means the president of the Medical Council; “professional performance” means the knowledge, skill or care possessed and applied by a registered medical practitioner in the provision of medical services; “provisional registration” means registration by virtue of section 24 and “provisionally registered” is to be construed accordingly; “registered medical practitioner” means a person registered under this Act and includes a person deemed to be so registered under section 72(1); “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Medical Council; “Registrar of the Supreme Court” includes the Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar; [Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] “Singapore degree” means a degree, diploma or licence in medicine and surgery specified in the First Schedule. [Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] (2) [Deleted by Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] (3) [Deleted by Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] (4) [Deleted by Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022] Object of Act 2A. The object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of the public by providing for mechanisms to — (a) ensure that registered medical practitioners are competent and fit to practise medicine; (b) uphold standards of practice within the medical profession; and (c) maintain public confidence in the medical profession.