Singapore legislation

Section 16

of Nurses and Midwives Act 1999

Section 16

Temporary registration and enrolment

(1)

Subject to section 17, where a person has fulfilled such conditions as the Board may specify for the person’s case, the Board may temporarily register the person as a registered nurse or registered midwife, or temporarily enrol the person as an enrolled nurse, in order to enable the person —

(a)

to teach, undertake research or study in Singapore;

(b)

to undergo training under a training scheme approved by the Board; or

(c)

to provide voluntary nursing or midwifery service under a volunteer nursing scheme or volunteer midwifery scheme approved by the Board.

(2)

The temporary registration of a person as a registered nurse or temporary enrolment of a person as an enrolled nurse must be in that part of the Register of Nurses or Roll which the Board considers appropriate to the person’s case.

(3)

A temporary registration or enrolment —

(a)

must be for a period not exceeding 2 years; and

(b)

may be renewed for periods not exceeding 12 months at a time.

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