Singapore legislation
Section 33
Section 33
Liability of registered allied health professional for enabling another to act in contravention of section 29 or 30
(1)
A registered allied health professional who, by his or her presence, countenance, advice, assistance or cooperation, has knowingly enabled a person, whether described as an assistant or otherwise, to assume a title in contravention of section 29 or 30 shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that —
the commission of the offence was due to a mistake on the person’s part or to reliance on information supplied to the person or to the act of another person or some other cause beyond the person’s control; and
the person took all reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.