Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
This Order is the Healthcare Services (Communicable Diseases Agency — Exemption) Order 2026 and comes into operation on 19 March 2026.
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Healthcare Services (Communicable Diseases Agency — Exemption) Order 2026 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation HSA-S118-2026 2020, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2020.
Citation and commencement
This Order is the Healthcare Services (Communicable Diseases Agency — Exemption) Order 2026 and comes into operation on 19 March 2026.
Exemption
The Communicable Diseases Agency (called in this sub‑paragraph the licensee) is exempt from section 29(2A) of the Act in relation to the use of the following names for the provision of a clinical laboratory service:
the use of “Communicable Diseases Agency” as the licensee’s name;
the use of “National Public Health Laboratory” as the licensee’s business name,for so long as the licensee continues to use those names.
In sub‑paragraph (1), “Communicable Diseases Agency” means the Communicable Diseases Agency established by section 3 of the Communicable Diseases Agency Act 2025.