Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Amendment of section 18
Section 18 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to or in relation to any information disclosed —
for the purpose of administering and enforcing this Act;
for the purpose of referring any complaint or information concerning any registered medical practitioner under section 39(1) of the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174);
in pursuance of an order of a Court or when otherwise required by law;
for the purposes of hospital administration or bona fide medical research;
with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or
when the circumstances in which the disclosure is made are such that the disclosure is or would be privileged.”.