21. Exemption

Terms defined in s 2

• clinical laboratory

  clinical laboratory

  Defined · s 2

  “clinical laboratory” means any premises used or intended to be used for any type of examination of the human body or of any matter derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of any disease or for the assessment of the health of any person, or for ascertaining the cause of death or the result of any medical or surgical treatment given to any person, but does not include any such premises —(a)which are maintained by the Government or the National University of Singapore;(b)which form part of the premises of a licensed private hospital; or(c)which are maintained by a medical practitioner or dentist as part of his or her medical clinic for the exclusive use of his or her practice;

  Open s 2
• healthcare establishment

  healthcare establishment

  Defined · s 2

  “healthcare establishment” means any premises or conveyance —(a)which is used or intended to be used for the provision of any service, or for carrying out any practice or procedure, that is related to the diagnosis, treatment or care of persons suffering from any disease, injury or disability; and(b)which is declared by the Minister, by order in the Gazette, to be a healthcare establishment for the purposes of this Act,but does not include a private hospital, medical clinic or clinical laboratory or part thereof, or an establishment or conveyance maintained by the Government or the National University of Singapore;

  Open s 2
• medical clinic

  medical clinic

  Defined · s 2

  “medical clinic” means any premises used or intended to be used by a medical practitioner, a dentist or any other person —(a)for the diagnosis or treatment of persons suffering from, or believed to be suffering from, any disease, injury or disability of mind or body; or(b)for curing or alleviating any abnormal condition of the human body by the application of any apparatus, equipment, instrument or device requiring the use of electricity, heat or light,but does not include any such premises —(c)which are maintained by the Government or the National University of Singapore; or(d)which form part of the premises of a licensed private hospital;

  Open s 2
• private hospital

  private hospital

  Defined · s 2

  “private hospital” means any premises used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging and treatment and care of persons who require medical treatment or suffer from any disease, and includes a maternity home and a nursing home.

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