Singapore legislation
Section 15
Section 15
Application for registration
(1)
Any person entitled to be registered under this Act may apply to the Registrar for registration.
(2)
Applications for registration shall be made in such manner or form and shall be accompanied by such documents and particulars as the Medical Council may prescribe.
(3)
The fee for registration shall be $50: Provided that no fee shall be payable for the registration of any medical practitioner in the public service of Singapore or in the service of the National University of Singapore.
(4)
Where a person has complied with subsections (2) and (3), he shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be registered by the Registrar in the register.
(5)
If the Medical Council is satisfied that an applicant for registration —
is not entitled to be registered;
is not of good fame and character; or
has had his name removed from a register of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom, a territory of the Commonwealth or another country, the degrees, diplomas or licences in medicine or surgery of which are recognised as a qualification entitling the holder thereof to be licensed under this Act,the Medical Council may, if it thinks fit, refuse to enter the name of such person upon the register.
(6)
The Medical Council shall afford an applicant for registration an opportunity of being heard personally or by counsel on the application.
(7)
Where the Medical Council refuses to enter the name of an applicant upon the register on any of the grounds mentioned in subsection (5), the Medical Council shall state in writing the reasons for the refusal and the Registrar shall forthwith by notice in writing give these reasons to the applicant.
(8)
Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Medical Council to enter his name upon the register may, within one month of the notice given under subsection (7), appeal against such refusal to the High Court and on any such appeal the High Court may give such directions in the matter as it thinks proper including any directions as to the cost of the appeal.
(9)
No appeal shall lie from an order of the High Court under this section.