Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Nurses and Midwives Bill

Clause 2

Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“accredited” means accredited by the Board;“appointed member” means a member appointed under section 3(2)(d);“Board” means the Singapore Nursing Board established under section 3;“certificate of enrolment” means a certificate of enrolment granted under section 17;“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration granted under section 17;“Complaints Committee” means a Complaints Committee appointed under section 37;“enrolled” means enrolled under section 14, 15 or 16, and “enrol”, “enrolling” and “enrolment” have corresponding meanings;“enrolled nurse” means a person who is enrolled as an enrolled nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be enrolled as an enrolled nurse under section 47(2);“medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174);“member” means a member of the Board;“practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued by the Board under section 18;“Register” means the Register of Nurses or Register of Midwives kept under section 13, as the case may be, or both the Register of Nurses and the Register of Midwives;“registered” means registered under section 14, 15 or 16, and “register”, “registering” and “registration” have corresponding meanings;“registered midwife” means a person who is registered as a registered midwife, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered midwife under section 47(3);“registered nurse” means a person who is registered as a registered nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered nurse under section 47(1);“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 12;“Roll” means the Roll of Nurses kept under section 13.

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“accredited” means accredited by the Board;

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“appointed member” means a member appointed under section 3(2)(d);

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“Board” means the Singapore Nursing Board established under section 3;

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“certificate of enrolment” means a certificate of enrolment granted under section 17;

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“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration granted under section 17;

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“Complaints Committee” means a Complaints Committee appointed under section 37;

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“enrolled” means enrolled under section 14, 15 or 16, and “enrol”, “enrolling” and “enrolment” have corresponding meanings;

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“enrolled nurse” means a person who is enrolled as an enrolled nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be enrolled as an enrolled nurse under section 47(2);

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“medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174);

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“member” means a member of the Board;

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“practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued by the Board under section 18;

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“Register” means the Register of Nurses or Register of Midwives kept under section 13, as the case may be, or both the Register of Nurses and the Register of Midwives;

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“registered” means registered under section 14, 15 or 16, and “register”, “registering” and “registration” have corresponding meanings;

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“registered midwife” means a person who is registered as a registered midwife, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered midwife under section 47(3);

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“registered nurse” means a person who is registered as a registered nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered nurse under section 47(1);

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“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 12;

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“Roll” means the Roll of Nurses kept under section 13.

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