Singapore legislation
Clause 23
Clause 23
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Despite section 3, a person who, immediately before the date of commencement of section 3, was a member of the Medical Council under section 4(1)(b) of the principal Act continues to hold office as a member of the Medical Council until the expiration of the member’s term or the revocation of the member’s appointment by the Minister, whichever is earlier.
(2)
The provisions of Part 7 of the principal Act in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 7 (called in this subsection and subsection (3) the old Part 7) continue to apply in relation to the following as if that Part had not been repealed:
any complaint or information made or referred to the Medical Council under section 39(1) of the old Part 7 before that date; (b)any complaint or information made or referred by the Medical Council to the chairman of the Complaints Panel under section 39(3)(a) of the old Part 7 before that date; (c)any notification by the Medical Council to a registered medical practitioner under section 39(3)(b) of the old Part 7 before that date; (d)any right of appeal from any inquiry, investigation or proceedings that accrued before that date;
any right to apply to a Review Committee under section 55(2) of the old Part 7 that accrued before that date.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2) —
any Complaints Panel, Complaints Committee, Disciplinary Tribunal, Health Committee or Interim Orders Committee appointed under a provision of the old Part 7, continues to exist to complete any proceedings before it and may take any action or make such order or decision as it could have taken or made under the relevant provisions of the old Part 7; and (b)the Medical Council may take such action or make such order or direction as it could have taken or made in connection with such proceedings under the old Part 7.
(4)
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.