Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Functions of Council
The functions of the Council are —
to approve or reject applications for registration under this Act and to approve any such applications subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may think fit;
to issue practising certificates to registered allied health professionals;
to accredit programmes for, and providers of, the training and assessment of persons seeking to become registered allied health professionals;
to accredit programmes for, and providers of, the continuing professional education of registered allied health professionals;
to determine and regulate the standards of practice, competence, conduct and ethics of registered allied health professionals;
to keep and maintain the registers;
to coordinate and supervise the activities of the committees and professional boards appointed under section 12; and
generally to do all such acts, matters and things as are necessary or authorised to be carried out under or for the purposes of this Act.