Singapore legislation

Section 17

of Nurses and Midwives Act

Section 17

Transitional provisions

(1)

Any person whose name was on the day immediately preceding the commencement of this Act entered on the register —

(a)

maintained under the Nurses Registration Act [1970 Ed. Cap. 221], repealed by this Act, as —

(i)

a nurse shall be deemed to have been admitted to the register of nurses maintained pursuant to section 5(a); and

(ii)

an assistant nurse shall be deemed to have been admitted to the roll of nurses maintained pursuant to section 5(b); and (b)of midwives maintained under the Midwives Act [1970 Ed. Cap. 219], repealed by this Act, shall be deemed to have been admitted to the register of midwives maintained pursuant to section 5(c).

(2)

Any certificate issued, notice or information given, return made or other thing done under the Nurses Registration Act [1970 Ed. Cap. 221] or the Midwives Act, repealed by this Act, which, immediately preceding the commencement of this Act, was of force or effect shall continue in force and have effect as if issued, given, made or done under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

(3)

Any order, rule or direction made or given by the Nursing Board or the Midwives Board under the Nurses Registration Act and the Midwives Act, repealed by this Act, shall be entered as an order, rule or direction of the Board and have the same force or effect as if it had been made or given by the Board pursuant to the authority vested in them under this Act.

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