Singapore legislation
Section 29
Section 29
Nurse’s agents
(1)
A nurse’s agent must not —
arrange for a person who is not a qualified nurse to carry out any act of nursing;
arrange for a person who is not a qualified midwife to attend a woman at childbirth; or
arrange for a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse or a registered midwife to work in contravention of the conditions of his or her registration or enrolment.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(3)
In any proceeding for an offence in respect of a contravention of subsection (1)(a) or (b), it is a defence for a defendant to prove that —
the defendant did not know that the person concerned was not a qualified nurse or qualified midwife, as the case may be; and
the defendant had exercised due diligence to ascertain if that person was a qualified nurse or qualified midwife, as the case may be.
(4)
In any proceeding for an offence in respect of a contravention of subsection (1)(c), it is a defence for a defendant to prove that —
the defendant was not aware that the registration or enrolment of the person concerned is subject to the condition which was contravened; and
the defendant had exercised due diligence to ascertain the conditions to which the registration or enrolment of that person is subject.
(5)
For the purposes of subsection (1), “nurse’s agent” means a person who carries on, for a fee or reward, the business of arranging the supply of the services of a nurse or a midwife.