Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Amendment of section 16
Section 16 of the principal Act is hereby amended by deleting subsections (5), (6) and (7) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(5) If the Medical Council is satisfied that an applicant for registration —
is not entitled to be registered;
is not of good fame and character; or
has had his name removed from a register of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom, a territory of the Commonwealth or another country, the degrees, diplomas or licences in medicine or surgery of which are recognised as a qualification entitling the holder thereof to be licensed under this Act,the Medical Council may, if it thinks fit, refuse to enter the name of such person upon the register.(6) The Medical Council shall afford the person applying for registration under this section an opportunity of being heard personally or by counsel on the application.(7) Where the Medical Council refuses to enter the name of a person upon the register on any of the grounds mentioned in subsection (5) of this section the Medical Council shall state in writing the reasons for the refusal and the Registrar shall forthwith by notice in writing give these reasons to the person concerned.(8) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Medical Council to enter his name upon the register may within one month of the notice given under subsection (7) of this section appeal against such refusal to the High Court and on any such appeal the High Court may give such directions in the matter as it thinks proper including any directions as to the cost of the appeal.(9) No appeal shall lie from an order of the High Court under this section.”.