Singapore legislation

Clause 109

of Public Sector (Governance) Bill

Clause 109

Amendments to Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act

The Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act (Cap. 333A, 2001 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “Registrar” in section 2 and substituting the following definition:“ “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Subject to this Act” in section 8(4), the words “and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018”;

(c)

by repealing section 11 and substituting the following section:“Registrar11.—

(1)

There must be a chief executive of the Board called the Registrar of the Board, whose appointment and removal must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.(2) The Board may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint an individual to act temporarily as the Registrar during any period, or during all periods, when the Registrar —

(a)

is absent from duty or Singapore; or

(b)

is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.”;

(d)

by deleting the words “The Registrar” in section 12(1) and substituting the words “In addition to duties under the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Registrar”; and

(e)

by repealing sections 10(5) and 31(5).