Singapore legislation
Section 22
Section 22
Power of Council to order removal of names from register
(1)
The Medical Council may upon such evidence as it may require order the removal from the register of the name of any person, whether provisionally registered or otherwise, who —
is deceased; or
is no longer practising medicine, surgery or midwifery in Singapore;
has not supplied to the Registrar an address in Singapore at which he can be found. Any person failing to acknowledge within 12 months of the date of despatch the receipt of a registered letter or telegram addressed to him at the last address supplied by him to the Registrar shall be deemed not to have supplied the Registrar with an address under this paragraph;
has obtained registration by a fraudulent or incorrect statement;
has been registered through error as to his qualifications for registration;
has been registered pursuant to an order made by the Minister under section 9(1)(c) and who has contravened or failed to comply with any conditions or restrictions imposed by such order;
has been registered under section 9(3) and who has contravened or failed to comply with any conditions or restrictions imposed by the Medical Council;
has had his registration withdrawn, suspended or cancelled by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom or by any other body which registered such person; or
has failed to serve the Government or such other body or organisation as directed by the Government for such period as may be specified in any undertaking given by him to the Government.
(2)
Any name removed from the register pursuant to subsection (1)(c) may be restored as provided for in section 16(4)(a).
(3)
Subsection (1)(f), (g) and (h) shall apply to persons registered before 14th July 1972 as it applies to persons registered after that date.