Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Power of Board to cancel registration, etc.
(1)
The Board may cancel the registration of a registered person if the Board is satisfied that he —
has obtained his registration by a fraudulent or incorrect statement;
has had any of his qualifications by virtue of which he was registered withdrawn or cancelled by the authority through which it was acquired or by which it was awarded;
has had his registration in any other country for the practice of traditional Chinese medicine, or for the prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine to which the registration relates, withdrawn, suspended or cancelled;
has ceased to carry on the prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine for which he is registered;
has contravened or failed to comply with any condition to which his registration is subject;
has contravened any regulation made under this Act relating to the practice and conduct of registered persons that applies to him;
has been convicted of an offence in or outside Singapore involving fraud or dishonesty;
has been convicted of an offence in or outside Singapore implying a defect in character which renders him unfit to remain on the Register;
has been guilty of any professional misconduct or negligence;
has been guilty of any improper act or conduct which renders him unfit to remain on the Register; or
is unable to carry out the prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine for which he is registered safely or effectively by reason of a mental or physical disability.
(2)
Where a registered person is liable to have his registration cancelled on any of the grounds referred to in subsection (1)(e) to (k), the Board may, instead of cancelling his registration, take one or more of the following measures:
caution or censure him;
impose on him a penalty not exceeding $10,000;
order that his registration be subject to such conditions as may be imposed by the Board for a period not exceeding 3 years;
suspend his registration for a period not exceeding 3 years.
(3)
The Board shall, before exercising its power under subsection (1) or (2) —
notify the registered person of its intention to exercise the power and give him an opportunity to be heard either personally or by counsel; and
if the complaint or matter against the registered person has been referred by the Board to an Investigation Committee under section 28(1), consider the findings of the Committee as reported to the Board under section 29(4).
(4)
Every penalty imposed under subsection (2)(b) shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Board.
(5)
A decision to cancel or suspend the registration of a registered person shall take effect on the date the decision has been communicated to him or, where an appeal against the decision is made to the High Court, the date of the decision of the Court.
(6)
While the registration of a registered person for the carrying out of a prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine remains suspended, he shall not be regarded as a registered person in respect of that prescribed practice of traditional Chinese medicine for the purposes of this Act, but on the expiry of his suspension, his rights and privileges under this Act shall be revived.
(7)
Where a person is registered in respect of 2 or more prescribed practices of traditional Chinese medicine, the Board may take action under this section in relation to his registrations for both or all of those prescribed practices of traditional Chinese medicine without having to institute separate proceedings.