Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Cancellation, etc., of registration or enrolment
(1)
The Board may cancel the registration of a registered nurse or registered midwife, or the enrolment of an enrolled nurse, if the Board is satisfied that he —
has obtained his registration or enrolment fraudulently or by an incorrect statement;
has contravened or failed to comply with any condition imposed on him under section 17(2) or subsection (2)(b) or (7), or to which he is subject by virtue of section 47(4);
has had his registration or enrolment as a nurse, or his registration as a midwife, as the case may be, in a country outside Singapore suspended or cancelled;
has been convicted of an offence in or outside Singapore which in the opinion of the Board renders him unfit to remain on the Register or the Roll;
has been guilty of any misconduct, or negligence, which in the opinion of the Board renders him unfit to remain on the Register or the Roll;
is unable to perform satisfactorily the functions of a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse or a registered midwife, as the case may be, because of a mental or physical disability;
has not renewed his practising certificate for a continuous period of not less than the period prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; or
is deceased.
(2)
Instead of cancelling the registration or enrolment of a person on any of the grounds referred to in subsection (1)(b) to (f), the Board may, if it considers fit —
suspend his registration or enrolment for a period of not more than 2 years;
order that his registration or enrolment be conditional on his compliance with such conditions as may be imposed by the Board;
censure him; or
issue to him a letter of advice.
(3)
A person whose registration or enrolment is cancelled under subsection (1) or suspended under subsection (2) shall surrender his certificate of registration or certificate of enrolment, as the case may be, to the Board within 14 days of such cancellation or suspension.
(4)
Any person who fails to comply with subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(5)
Where the registration or enrolment of a person has been suspended under subsection (2), the person shall not be regarded as being registered or enrolled, as the case may be, for the purposes of this Act.
(6)
Subject to subsection (7), immediately upon the expiration of the period of suspension, the person’s rights and privileges as a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse or a registered midwife, as the case may be, shall be revived and the Board shall return his certificate of registration or certificate of enrolment to him.
(7)
Where the registration or enrolment of a person has been suspended under subsection (2) on the ground referred to in subsection (1)(f), the Board may, upon the expiration of the period of suspension, order that his registration or enrolment, as the case may be, be conditional on his compliance with such conditions as may be imposed by the Board.
(8)
Where the person in question is both —
a registered nurse or enrolled nurse; and
a registered midwife,the Board may take any action under this section in relation to both his registration as a registered nurse and his registration as a registered midwife, or both his enrolment as an enrolled nurse and his registration as a registered midwife, as the case may be, without having to institute separate proceedings.