Singapore legislation
Clause 33
Clause 33
Power of Medical Council to remove names from registers
(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, the Medical Council may, upon such evidence as it may require, order the removal from the appropriate register the name of a registered medical practitioner under any of the following circumstances:
if he has been registered with conditional registration pursuant to section 21 and has contravened or failed to comply with any condition or restriction imposed by the Medical Council;
if he has been temporarily registered pursuant to section 23 and has contravened or failed to comply with any condition or restriction imposed by the Medical Council;
if he has been registered in the Register of Specialists and his name has been removed from the register kept under section 19(1)(a) or has contravened or failed to comply with any condition or restriction imposed by the Medical Council under section 22;
if he has obtained registration fraudulently or by incorrect statement;
if his degree for registration under this Act has been withdrawn or cancelled by the authority through which it was acquired or by which it was awarded;
if he has had his registration in any other country withdrawn, suspended or cancelled by the authority which registered him; or
if he has failed to serve the Government or such other body or organisation as directed by the Government for such period as may be specified in any undertaking given by him to the Government.
(2)
The Medical Council shall, before exercising its powers under subsection (1), notify the registered medical practitioner concerned of its intention to take such action and shall give the registered medical practitioner an opportunity to submit reasons why his name should not be removed.
(3)
Any person who is aggrieved by any order of the Medical Council under subsection (1) may, within 30 days of being notified of the order, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.