Singapore legislation
Section 19
Section 19
Temporary registration
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person —
who is in Singapore for the exclusive purpose of teaching, research or postgraduate study in a prescribed allied health profession in an institution approved for that purpose by the Council;
who possesses knowledge, experience and skill in a prescribed allied health profession which the Council considers to be of international standing or are such as to have special value to the people of Singapore; or
who is not otherwise entitled to be registered as a registered allied health professional under section 16(1) or (2), 17(1) or 18(1) or (3) but who, in the opinion of the Council, possesses other qualifications and experience in a prescribed allied health profession which are adequate for the purposes of registration under this section,may be registered as an allied health professional with temporary registration in that profession for so long as the person continues to engage himself or herself exclusively in teaching, research or postgraduate study in that profession under such approved training scheme in such approved institution, or in such healthcare capacity, as the Council may specify.
(2)
The Council may require a person seeking registration under subsection (1) to sit for and pass such examination as may be prescribed by the Council.
(3)
Any registration under subsection (1) is for a period not exceeding 2 years which may be renewed, at the discretion of the Council, for a further period or periods each not exceeding 12 months.
(4)
A person may be registered under subsection (1) subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Council may impose.
(5)
Without limiting subsection (4), the Council may impose the following conditions and restrictions:
the person must work for a specified period in such establishment and under the supervision of such allied health professional who is registered with full or restricted registration in the same prescribed allied health profession as that of the person, as the Council may approve;
the degree of the supervision mentioned in paragraph (a) must meet such requirements as the Council may specify;
the person’s performance is subject to review by such allied health professional who is registered in the same prescribed allied health profession as that of the person, or by such healthcare professional, as the Council may approve;
the particular employment or description of employment for the purposes of which the person is registered;
the particular establishment or description of establishments in which the person may practise the prescribed allied health profession;
the particular branch or area of the prescribed allied health profession which the person may practise.