Singapore legislation
Section 3
Section 3
Treatment for sexual sterilisation
(1)
Despite any written law, but subject to this section and section 4, it is lawful for a registered medical practitioner to carry out treatment for sexual sterilisation.
(2)
A registered medical practitioner may carry out treatment for sexual sterilisation on any person if, and only if, the following conditions are satisfied:
subject to paragraphs (d) and (e), in the case of a married or an unmarried person who is 21 years of age or older — if the person consents to the treatment;
subject to paragraph (d), in the case of a married person who is below 21 years of age — if the person consents to the treatment;
subject to paragraph (e), in the case of an unmarried person who is below 21 years of age — if the person, and at least one parent or guardian of the person, both consent to the treatment;
in the case of a married person who lacks capacity within the meaning of section 4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008 to consent to the treatment — if, on the application of the person’s spouse, the court makes an order declaring that the treatment is necessary in the best interests of that person;
in the case of an unmarried person who lacks capacity within the meaning of section 4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008 to consent to the treatment — if, on the application of at least one parent or guardian of the person, the court makes an order declaring that the treatment is necessary in the best interests of that person.
(3)
Before a registered medical practitioner carries out treatment for sexual sterilisation, he or she must give to the person undergoing the treatment, not being a person who lacks capacity within the meaning of section 4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008 to consent to the treatment, a full and reasonable explanation as to the meaning and consequences of that treatment, and that person must certify that he or she clearly understands the meaning and consequences of that treatment.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, Part 2 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008 applies, with the necessary modifications, for the purposes of determining —
whether a person lacks capacity within the meaning of section 4 of that Act to consent to treatment for sexual sterilisation; and
whether such treatment is in the best interests of that person.
(5)
Any registered medical practitioner who carries out any treatment for sexual sterilisation on a person when the requisite conditions referred to in subsection (2) in respect of that person are not satisfied shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.