Human Biomedical Research Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Enforcement Powers
48. Minister may appoint committee of inquiry under Inquiries Act 2007
Feedback & supportIn addition to the matters on which the Minister may in writing appoint a committee of inquiry under section 9(1) of the Inquiries Act 2007, the Minister may in writing appoint a committee of inquiry under that section and direct the committee to inquire into —
any actual or suspected serious adverse event that has occurred; or
any contravention or suspected contravention of the requirements of this Act or any relevant code of practice or code of ethics, issued or approved under section 40, by a research institution, an institutional review board, a tissue bank or a researcher, as the case may be.
research institution
“research institution” means a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate or other organisation, or ministry or department of the Government who or which —(a)engages, directly or indirectly (either through contractual or other arrangements), one or more researchers to conduct human biomedical research in Singapore; and(b)exercises supervision and control over human biomedical research conducted in Singapore by the researchers the institution has engaged;