Singapore legislation

Clause 6

Interpretation of this Part

In this Part —“derived information” means health information that is derived from accessible health information about one or more individuals, and includes an extract or a copy of any such accessible health information;“enlisted personnel” means an individual who —

(a)

is a person mentioned in section 3 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972; or

(b)

is appointed to, or is enlisted or deemed to be enlisted in, the Singapore Civil Defence Force constituted under the Civil Defence Act 1986;“excluded purpose”, in relation to the access or collection of accessible health information about an individual (P), means any of the following purposes:

(a)

determining P’s suitability or eligibility for —

(i)

employment or appointment to office;

(ii)

promotion in employment or office or continuance in employment or office; or

(iii)

removal from employment or office;

(b)

determining P’s suitability or eligibility to be engaged by any person under a contract for services and the terms on which P is so engaged;

(c)

determining whether —

(i)

P’s engagement by any person under a contract for services should be terminated; or

(ii)

the terms of a contract for services between P and any person should be modified;

(d)

determining P’s suitability or eligibility to enter into a platform work agreement with any platform operator and the terms of any such platform work agreement;

(e)

where P is a platform worker, determining whether —

(i)

a platform work agreement between P and any platform operator should be terminated; or

(ii)

the terms of a platform work agreement between P and any platform operator should be modified;

(f)

deciding whether to insure P or any other individual, or to continue or renew the insurance (whether on the same or different terms) of P or any other individual;

(g)

making a claim on the insurance of P or any other individual, or processing a claim made on the insurance of P or any other individual;

(h)

any other purpose that may be prescribed;“platform operator” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Platform Workers Act 2024;“platform work agreement” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Platform Workers Act 2024;“platform worker” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Platform Workers Act 2024;“requestor” means a person who is approved to obtain derived information under section 25(2) or (3);“specified purpose”, in relation to the access or collection of accessible health information about any individual, means a purpose mentioned in section 19(2).

Definition

“derived information” means health information that is derived from accessible health information about one or more individuals, and includes an extract or a copy of any such accessible health information;

Definition

“enlisted personnel” means an individual who —

(a)

is a person mentioned in section 3 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972; or

(b)

is appointed to, or is enlisted or deemed to be enlisted in, the Singapore Civil Defence Force constituted under the Civil Defence Act 1986;

Definition

“excluded purpose”, in relation to the access or collection of accessible health information about an individual (P), means any of the following purposes:

(a)

determining P’s suitability or eligibility for —

(i)

employment or appointment to office;

(ii)

promotion in employment or office or continuance in employment or office; or

(iii)

removal from employment or office;

(b)

determining P’s suitability or eligibility to be engaged by any person under a contract for services and the terms on which P is so engaged;

(c)

determining whether —

(i)

P’s engagement by any person under a contract for services should be terminated; or

(ii)

the terms of a contract for services between P and any person should be modified;

(d)

determining P’s suitability or eligibility to enter into a platform work agreement with any platform operator and the terms of any such platform work agreement;

(e)

where P is a platform worker, determining whether —

(i)

a platform work agreement between P and any platform operator should be terminated; or

(ii)

the terms of a platform work agreement between P and any platform operator should be modified;

(f)

deciding whether to insure P or any other individual, or to continue or renew the insurance (whether on the same or different terms) of P or any other individual;

(g)

making a claim on the insurance of P or any other individual, or processing a claim made on the insurance of P or any other individual;

(h)

any other purpose that may be prescribed;

Definition

“platform operator” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Platform Workers Act 2024;

Definition

“platform work agreement” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Platform Workers Act 2024;

Definition

“platform worker” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Platform Workers Act 2024;

Definition

“requestor” means a person who is approved to obtain derived information under section 25(2) or (3);

Definition

“specified purpose”, in relation to the access or collection of accessible health information about any individual, means a purpose mentioned in section 19(2).

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