Singapore legislation
Clause 42
Clause 42
Limitation period for referral of disciplinary case
(1)
Subject to section 43, the Council must not refer a disciplinary case to the Registrar under section 41(1) if the disciplinary case is brought to the Council under section 40(1) after the end of the later of the following periods:
3 years after the date of the act, conduct or occurrence that is the subject matter of the disciplinary case;
3 years after the earliest date on which the complainant had knowledge of the act, conduct or occurrence, or could with reasonable diligence have discovered it.
(2)
Subject to section 43, the Council must not refer a disciplinary case to the Registrar on its own motion under section 41(3) after the end of the later of the following periods:
3 years after the date of the act, conduct or occurrence that is the subject matter of the disciplinary case;
3 years after the earliest date on which the Council had knowledge of the act, conduct or occurrence, or could with reasonable diligence have discovered it.
(3)
In this section, “knowledge” includes the knowledge that a person may reasonably have been expected to acquire —
from facts observable or ascertainable by the person; or
from facts ascertainable by the person with the help of appropriate expert advice, which is reasonable for the person to seek.