Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Human Organ Transplant Bill

Clause 2

Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“designated officer”, in relation to a hospital, means a person appointed under section 4 to be the designated officer of the hospital;“Director” means the Director of Medical Services;“hospital” means —

(a)

a hospital established and administered by the Government;

(b)

a private hospital which is declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette to be a hospital for the purposes of this Act;“medical practitioner” means a person who is registered, or deemed to be registered, as a medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 218);“organ” means —

(a)

except as provided in paragraph (b), the kidney of a human body; and

(b)

for the purposes of Part IV, any organ of a human body.

Definition

“designated officer”, in relation to a hospital, means a person appointed under section 4 to be the designated officer of the hospital;

Definition

“Director” means the Director of Medical Services;

Definition

“hospital” means —

(a)

a hospital established and administered by the Government;

(b)

a private hospital which is declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette to be a hospital for the purposes of this Act;

Definition

“medical practitioner” means a person who is registered, or deemed to be registered, as a medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 218);

Definition

“organ” means —

(a)

except as provided in paragraph (b), the kidney of a human body; and

(b)

for the purposes of Part IV, any organ of a human body.

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