Singapore legislation

Section 8

of Medical Registration Act

Section 8

Disqualifications for membership of Medical Council

Amended by1/2010

No person shall be a member of the Medical Council —

(a)

if he is not a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore;

(b)

if he is not a registered medical practitioner with at least 10 years’ experience in the practice of medicine;

(c)

if he is an undischarged bankrupt;

(d)

if he has been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude or implying a defect in character which makes him unfit for his profession;

(e)

if he has been found guilty in Singapore or elsewhere of any improper act or conduct which brings disrepute to his profession;

(f)

if he has been found guilty in Singapore or elsewhere of professional misconduct; or

(g)

if his fitness to practise as a medical practitioner is judged by the Health Committee to be impaired by reason of his physical or mental condition.

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