Singapore legislation

Section 13

of Nurses and Midwives Act 1999

Section 13

Register and Roll

Amended by5/2018

(1)

In addition to duties under the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Registrar must keep and maintain —

(a)

a register to be called the Register of Nurses which consists of such parts as the Board may determine;

(b)

a roll to be called the Roll of Nurses which consists of such parts as the Board may determine; and

(c)

a register to be called the Register of Midwives.

Amended by5/2018

(2)

The Registrar must enter in the appropriate part of the Register or Roll, as the case may require, the name of every person who is registered or enrolled, together with such other particulars as the Board may determine.

(3)

Every registered nurse, enrolled nurse and registered midwife must inform the Registrar in writing of any change in his or her name, working address, residential address, or such of his or her other particulars as may be prescribed, within 28 days of the change.

(4)

A person who makes a report of a change in his or her residential address under section 10 of the National Registration Act 1965 is deemed to have complied with subsection (3) on the date on which the person makes the report.

(5)

The Registrar may disclose, in accordance with any prescribed conditions, any information in the Register or Roll to any prescribed person.

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