Singapore legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Prescribed practices of traditional Chinese medicine
(1)
The Minister may from time to time, by order in the Gazette, declare any type of practice of traditional Chinese medicine as a prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine if the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest for that type of practice of traditional Chinese medicine to be regulated under this Act.
(2)
Any person who desires to carry out any prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine must apply for registration to the Board in accordance with the regulations made under this section.
(3)
The Board may, subject to the regulations made under this section, register a person to carry out any prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine.
(4)
The Minister may, in respect of each prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine, make regulations to provide for or with respect to the following matters:
different classes of registration;
the form and manner of application, and the application fee, for each class of registration;
the qualifications and other requirements for each class of registration;
the conditions and duration of each class of registration;
the circumstances in which a class of registration may be altered or renewed and the fees payable in respect thereof;
the course, qualifying examination and evaluation for the purpose of any class of registration, the fees payable for that course, examination and evaluation, and the conditions upon which an applicant may be exempted from that course, examination or evaluation;
the practice and conduct of registered persons, including the carrying out of the prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine, the use of any means of giving publicity to their practice and the use of titles and qualifications;
the exemption of persons or classes of persons from registration;
incidental, supplementary or transitional matters in respect of the declaration of any type of practice of traditional Chinese medicine as a prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine.