Clause 5

by inserting immediately after the word “prescribed” appearing at the end of subsection (1) thereof the expression “or in such other capacity as the university or other corporation empowered to grant a Singapore diploma may approve (hereinafter referred to as “approved capacity”) and for such period as may be prescribed”;

by inserting immediately after the word “surgery” appearing in the last line of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) thereof the words “and for such period or minimum period as may be prescribed in an approved capacity”;

by inserting immediately after the word “midwifery” appearing in the third line of subsection (3) thereof the words “or in such other approved capacity”;

by inserting immediately after the word “both” appearing in the fourth line of subsection (4) thereof the words “or in an approved capacity”;

by inserting immediately after the word “midwifery” appearing in the fifth line of subsection (4) thereof the words “or in an approved capacity”; and

by inserting immediately after subsection (7) thereof the following new subsection: —“(8) Nothing in this section shall preclude a university, corporation, college or other body empowered to grant a Singapore diploma from approving for the purposes of this section a hospital or institution in a foreign country (hereinafter referred to as “approved foreign institution”) and granting a certificate for the purpose of paragraph (a) of section 10 of this Act to the holder of a Singapore diploma provided that such holder satisfies that university, corporation, college or other body that —

he has served in that approved foreign institution in a resident medical capacity for a period that is equivalent to the period prescribed under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section; and

he has performed and completed such service to the satisfaction of the competent authority or authorities controlling such approved foreign institution.”.