Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by S 539/2022 wef 01/07/2022](2) Any reference to a “practitioner”, in relation to any inquiry held by a Health Committee or an Interim Orders Committee, or any assessment carried out by a Performance Assessment Panel or Fitness Assessment Panel, shall mean a medical practitioner to whom the inquiry or assessment, as the case may be, relates.
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“Council’s solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor appointed to act for the Medical Council for the purposes of an inquiry by any Health Committee or Interim Orders Committee or a legal officer of the Medical Council who has been admitted as an advocate and solicitor under the Legal Profession Act 1966;
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“counsel” means an advocate and solicitor representing a medical practitioner in any disciplinary proceedings under the Act;
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“Credentials Committee” means the Credentials Committee appointed under section 29 of the Act;
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“disciplinary offence” means an act or omission in respect of which a practitioner may be subject to disciplinary proceedings under the Act;
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“elected members”, in relation to the Medical Council, means the members of the Medical Council referred to in section 4(1)(f) of the Act;
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“Family Physicians Accreditation Board” means the Family Physicians Accreditation Board established under section 35A of the Act;
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“Fitness Assessment Panel” means a Fitness Assessment Panel appointed by a Complaints Committee under section 53 of the Act;
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“party” means a party to an inquiry by a Health Committee or an Interim Orders Committee;
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“Performance Assessment Panel” means a Performance Assessment Panel appointed by a Complaints Committee under section 52 of the Act;
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“register” means any register kept and maintained under section 19 of the Act;
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“Specialists Accreditation Board” means the Specialists Accreditation Board established under section 34 of the Act.