Clause 2

by deleting the words “section 40” in the definition of “Complaints Committee” and substituting the words “section 44”;

by deleting the words “section 38” in the definition of “Complaints Panel” and substituting the words “section 39”;

by deleting the words “by the Medical Council under section 50” in the definition of “Disciplinary Tribunal” and substituting the words “by the President of the Disciplinary Commission under section 58 or the Chief Justice under section 59”;

by deleting the words “section 57” in the definition of “Health Committee” and substituting the words “section 59H”;

by deleting the words “section 59A” in the definition of “Interim Orders Committee” and substituting the words “section 59J”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Interim Orders Committee”, the following definitions:“ “lay person” means any person who —

has rendered distinguished public service, or has distinguished himself in any field; and

is not a legal professional or a registered medical practitioner; “legal professional” means any person who —

has at any time held but no longer holds, office as a Judge or Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court;

is an advocate and solicitor of at least 15 years’ standing; or

is a Legal Service Officer who has in the aggregate at least 15 years of full‑time employment in the Singapore Legal Service; “Legal Service Officer” means an officer in the Singapore Legal Service;”; (g)by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Registrar”, the following definition:“ “Registrar of the Supreme Court” includes the Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;”; and

by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsections:“(2) A reference in this Act to the High Court is, on or after the date of commencement of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 40 of 2019), a reference to the General Division of the High Court.(3) A reference in this Act to a Judge of the Supreme Court is, on or after the date of commencement of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 2019, a reference to a Supreme Court Judge.(4) A reference in this Act to a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court is, on or after the date of commencement of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 2019, a reference to a Judicial Commissioner.”.