Pharmacists Registration Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Registration of Pharmacists
16. Full registration
Feedback & supportSubject to the provisions of this Act, a person is eligible to be registered as a fully registered pharmacist if the person —
registered pharmacist
“registered pharmacist” means a person who is registered as a pharmacist under this Act;
holds a Singapore degree; and
has acquired at least 12 months’ practical experience in the practice of pharmacy at any establishment approved by the Council, of which at least 9 months have been acquired under the supervision of a fully registered pharmacist at an establishment in Singapore.
Despite subsection (1), a person, not being a Singapore degree holder, who —
Singapore degree
“Singapore degree” means a degree or diploma in pharmacy conferred by —(a)the King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore;(b)the University of Malaya, Singapore;(c)the University of Singapore;(d)the National University of Singapore; or(e)any other tertiary institution in Singapore which the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, prescribe;
holds any qualifications that may be recognised by the Council; and
satisfies the Council that the person has special knowledge and skill and sufficient experience in any particular branch of pharmacy,may, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as a fully registered pharmacist.
Despite subsections (1) and (2), the Council may, if it is of the view that it is not in the public interest for a person mentioned in either of those subsections to be registered as a fully registered pharmacist, direct that the person be registered as a pharmacist with conditional registration in Part II of the Register of Pharmacists, and section 17(3) to (8) applies accordingly.
Council
“Council” means the Singapore Pharmacy Council established under section 3;