Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Allied Health Professions Bill

Clause 7

Functions of Council

The functions of the Council are —

(a)

to approve or reject applications for registration under this Act and to approve any such applications subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may think fit;

(b)

to issue practising certificates to registered allied health professionals;

(c)

to accredit programmes for, and providers of, the training and assessment of persons seeking to become registered allied health professionals;

(d)

to accredit programmes for, and providers of, the continuing professional education of registered allied health professionals;

(e)

to determine and regulate the standards of practice, competence, conduct and ethics of registered allied health professionals;

(f)

to keep and maintain the registers;

(g)

to coordinate and supervise the activities of the committees and professional boards appointed under section 12; and

(h)

generally to do all such acts, matters and things as are necessary or authorised to be carried out under or for the purposes of this Act.