Clause 11

The following persons are each taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224) in relation to his performance of any function or duty under this Act:

the chairman of the Complaints Panel;

the President of the Disciplinary Commission;

any member of —

the Medical Council;

the Disciplinary Commission; (iii)any Inquiry Committee, Complaints Committee, Review Committee, Disciplinary Tribunal, Health Committee or Interim Orders Committee; and

any other committee appointed by the Medical Council or the Disciplinary Commission under this Act; (d)any employee of the Medical Council or the Disciplinary Commission, or any other person acting under the direction of the Medical Council or the Disciplinary Commission.(2) For the purposes of sections 193 and 228 of the Penal Code, “judicial proceeding” is taken to include any proceedings before an Inquiry Committee, a Complaints Committee, a Review Committee, a Disciplinary Tribunal, a Health Committee or an Interim Orders Committee.General exemption65B.—

The Minister may, after consultation with the Medical Council, by order in the Gazette, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act, either generally or in a particular case and subject to such conditions as the Minister may impose.(2) This section does not affect section 66.”.