Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Amendment of section 29
Section 29 of the principal Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the words “those terms,” in subsection (1)(b), the words “in any language,”;
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) A licensee must not use any term or name, or any abbreviation or derivative of that term or name, in any language, that is associated with a defined speciality, in the licensee’s name or logo unless the licensee employs or engages a relevant specialist to practise that defined speciality in the licensee’s provision of the licensable healthcare service.”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) In this section —“defined speciality” means —
a branch of dentistry that the Dental Specialists Accreditation Board has defined under section 42(1)(b) of the Dental Registration Act 1999 as a specialty in dentistry for the purposes of registration in the Register of Specialists; or
a branch of medicine that the Specialists Accreditation Board has defined under section 35(1)(b) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialty or sub‑specialty in medicine for the purposes of registration in the Register of Specialists;“relevant specialist” —
for a branch of dentistry, means a dentist who is registered under section 14C of the Dental Registration Act 1999 as a specialist in that branch of dentistry; and
for a branch of medicine, means a medical practitioner who is registered under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in that branch of medicine.”.