5. Functions of Medical Council

The functions of the Medical Council are —

to keep and maintain registers of registered medical practitioners;

to approve or reject applications for registration under this Act or to approve any such application subject to such restrictions as it may think fit;

to issue practising certificates to registered medical practitioners;

to make recommendations to the appropriate authorities on the courses of instructions and examinations leading to the Singapore degree;

to make recommendations to the appropriate authorities for the training and education of registered medical practitioners;

to determine and regulate the conduct and ethics of registered medical practitioners;

to determine and regulate standards of practice and the competence of registered medical practitioners within the medical profession;

to provide administrative services to other bodies (whether corporate or unincorporate) responsible for the regulation of healthcare professionals; and

generally to do all such acts and matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under this Act.