Regulation 47
Application for re-registration, re-enrolment and re‑certification
of Nurses and Midwives Regulations 2012
Subregulation 1
An application for the re-registration, re-enrolment or re‑certification of a person whose registration, enrolment or certification has been cancelled under section 19 of the Act —
shall be made in the form set out at the Board’s Internet website at http://www.snb.gov.sg;
shall state the grounds on which the application is made;
shall be accompanied by any other information, statements or documents required by the Board; and
shall be accompanied by the applicable fee specified in the Second Schedule.
Subregulation 2
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1)(c), the Board may require the applicant to furnish proof that he has adequate clinical skills to practise nursing, midwifery or a specialised branch of nursing, as the case may be, and for that purpose may require the applicant —
to undergo a competency assessment; and
to attend such courses of instruction as the Board may determine.
Subregulation 3
In addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), an application for the re-registration, re-enrolment or re-certification of a person whose registration, enrolment or certification has been cancelled on any of the grounds referred to in section 19(1)(b) to (e) of the Act shall be accompanied by —
a statutory declaration in Form 7; and
at least 2 certificates of the applicant’s identity and good character in Form 8, each signed by a different person who is not a related person.
Subregulation 4
In addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), an application for the re-registration, re-enrolment or re-certification of a person whose registration, enrolment or certification has been cancelled on the ground referred to in section 19(1)(f) of the Act shall be supported by medical reports given by 2 medical practitioners certifying that the applicant is fit to practise nursing, midwifery or a specialised branch of nursing, as the case may be.
Subregulation 5
In addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), an application for the re-registration, re-enrolment or re-certification of a person whose registration, enrolment or certification has been cancelled on the ground referred to in section 19(1)(g) of the Act shall, unless the Board has otherwise directed, be supported by —
a statement from the registration, enrolment or certification body of a country where the applicant has last practised nursing, midwifery or a specialised branch of nursing, as the case may be, verifying such matter as the Board may require; and
a medical report given by a medical practitioner approved by the Board certifying that the applicant is fit to practise nursing, midwifery or a specialised branch of nursing, as the case may be.
Subregulation 6
The Board may, if it thinks fit in any case or class of cases, require the applicant to furnish further evidence or information or dispense with any requirement referred to in this regulation.
Subregulation 7
In paragraph (3)(b), “related person” means the applicant’s spouse, parent, sibling or child.