Singapore legislation
Clause 76
Clause 76
Savings and transitional provisions
(1)
Any person who, immediately before the date of commencement of Part III, was practising any prescribed allied health profession shall be deemed to be a duly qualified allied health professional in that prescribed allied health profession until such time as he becomes registered under section 16, 17, 18 or 19 in respect of that prescribed allied health profession or his application for registration is refused or withdrawn, or until such date as may be prescribed, whichever is the earlier.
(2)
For the purpose of the first appointment of the members of the Council under section 6, the reference in subsection (1)(d) of that section to an allied health professional with full registration from a prescribed allied health profession shall be read as a reference to any person who —
immediately prior to the date of commencement of Part II of this Act, had been practising that profession; and
possesses such qualification in or in relation to that profession which the Minister is satisfied renders him fit for appointment as a member of the Council.
(3)
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of this section, the Minister may by regulations prescribe such additional provisions of a savings or transitional nature as he may consider necessary or expedient.