Singapore legislation

Section 26A

of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act 2000

Section 26A

Voluntary cancellation, suspension, etc.

Amended by8/20198/20198/2019

(1)

A registered person may request the Board in writing to take one or more of the actions in subsection (2) if the registered person believes that —

(a)

the registered person’s fitness to practise the prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine that he or she is registered to carry out is impaired by reason of his or her mental or physical condition; or

(b)

the quality of the professional services provided by the registered person does not meet the standard which is reasonable to expect of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner carrying out the prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine that the registered person is registered to carry out.

Amended by8/2019

(2)

Upon receiving a request under subsection (1), the Board may, with the agreement of the registered person, do one or more of the following:

(a)

cancel the registration of the registered person;

(b)

suspend the registration of the registered person for a period not exceeding 3 years;

(c)

alter the registered person’s class of registration;

(d)

modify the conditions of the registration of the registered person for a period not exceeding 3 years.

Amended by8/2019

(3)

However, the Board must not take any action under subsection (2) in relation to a registered person if —

(a)

the Board believes that there is evidence of any matter in section 19(1)(g), (h), (i) or (k); or

(b)

any inquiry under Division 2 has started and is pending against the registered person.

Amended by8/2019
Section 26A — Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act 2000