Singapore legislation

Clause 29

Saving and transitional provisions

(1)

Despite section 8, the Director‑General may, under section 11B of the principal Act as in force on or after the relevant date, grant —

(a)

for a person who immediately before the relevant date holds a licence to provide a Phase 1 service that specifies any premises — an approval to provide the Phase 1 service at those premises as permanent premises;

(b)

for a person who immediately before the relevant date holds a licence to provide a Phase 1 service that specifies any conveyance — an approval to provide the Phase 1 service using the conveyance;

(c)

for a person who, immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service, holds a valid licence under the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act 1980 to use any premises as a private hospital or medical clinic and provides the licensable healthcare service at those premises — an approval to provide the licensable healthcare service at those premises as permanent premises; and

(d)

for a person who, immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service, holds a valid licence under the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act 1980 to use any conveyance as a medical clinic and provides the licensable healthcare service using the conveyance — an approval to provide the licensable healthcare service using the conveyance,even though an application for the approval has not been made by that person.

(2)

In subsection (1) —

Definition

“appointed day” means an appointed day within the meaning of section 56(4) of the principal Act that is on or after the relevant date;

Definition

“approval” means an approval granted under section 11B of the principal Act as in force on or after the relevant date for any permanent premises, conveyance or service delivery mode, as the case may be;

Definition

“Phase 1 service” means any of the following within the meaning of the First Schedule to the principal Act as in force immediately before the relevant date:

(a)

blood banking service;

(b)

clinical laboratory service;

(c)

cord blood banking service;

(d)

emergency ambulance service;

(e)

medical transport service;

(f)

nuclear medicine assay service;

(g)

nuclear medicine imaging service;

(h)

radiological service;

Definition

“relevant date” means the date that section 8 comes into force.

(3)

Despite section 19 and subject to paragraph 4(1) of the Healthcare Services (Exemption) Order 2021, section 29 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 19 continues to apply in relation to a term or name used by a licensee immediately before that date, for so long as the licensee continues to use that term or name.

(4)

Any reference to the Director of Medical Services in any written law, contract, document or licence is to be read as a reference to the Director‑General of Health.

(5)

Any reference to the Deputy Director of Medical Services in any written law, contract, document or licence is to be read as a reference to the Deputy Director‑General of Health.

(6)

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.

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