Singapore legislation
Clause 42
Clause 42
Consequential amendments
(1)
The Dentists Act (Cap. 76) is amended —
by inserting, immediately before the definition of “certificate of registration” in section 2, the following definition:“ “Board” means the Health Promotion Board established under the Health Promotion Board Act 2001;”;
by deleting the words “a public officer” in section 12(1) and substituting the words “a registered dentist”;
by inserting, immediately after the words “any public officer” in the last line of section 33(1), the words “or officer of the Board”;
by repealing section 50 and substituting the following section:“Where Council member is in public service or is officer of Board
50. A member of the Council who is in the public service or who is an officer of the Board shall not be disqualified from being the chairman or a member of a Complaints Committee or a member of a Disciplinary Committee or the Health Committee by reason only that he, or the person who made the complaint or gave the information leading to the proceeding in question, is in the public service or is an officer of the Board.”;
by inserting, immediately after the words “one or more public officers” in section 56(1), the words “or officers of the Board”;
by deleting paragraph (a) of section 59(1) and substituting the following paragraph: “(a)the carrying out of any act which comes within the practice of dentistry by a person who is in the public service or who is an officer of the Board if the act is carried out —
in the course of the person’s duties in the public service or as an officer of the Board; and
under the supervision of a registered dentist whose name appears in the first division of the register; or”; and
by deleting the section heading to section 59 and substituting the following section heading:“Exemption in respect of persons in public service or employed by Board or prescribed companies or organisations”.
(2)
The Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “baggage” in section 2, the following definition:“ “Board” means the Health Promotion Board established under the Health Promotion Board Act 2001;”;
by deleting the words “the Government” in section 48(1) and substituting the words “the Board”;
by deleting paragraph (b) of section 48(2) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)within 7 days of a vaccination make a notification thereof in the prescribed form to —
the Director; or
any officer of the Board who is designated by the Director for the purpose, and deliver the duplicate copy of the notification to the person on whom the vaccination or intradermal test was carried out or, if such person is a child, to the parent or guardian of such child.”;
by inserting, immediately after the word “Director” in section 49, the words “or any officer of the Board who is designated by the Director for the purpose”;
by deleting subsection (4) of section 50 and substituting the following subsection:“(4) Any medical practitioner who issues an exemption certificate under this section shall immediately send a copy thereof to the Director or to an officer of the Board who is designated by the Director for the purpose.”; and
by inserting, immediately after the words “public officer” in the 2nd line of section 63(1), the words “or officer of the Board”.