Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Rules —“Board” means a Board of Visitors appointed by the Minister under section 178 of the Act;“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;“Dental Officer” means a Dental Officer appointed under rule 57;“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Board;“Medical Officer” means a Medical Officer appointed under rule 55;“paramedic” includes —
a member of the Singapore Civil Defence Force raised and maintained under the Civil Defence Act 1986 who is a paramedic;
an ambulance paramedic as defined by regulation 9(8) of the Healthcare Services (Emergency Ambulance Service and Medical Transport Service) Regulations 2022 (G.N. No. S 2/2022); and
an emergency medical technician as defined by regulation 9(8) of the Healthcare Services (Emergency Ambulance Service and Medical Transport Service) Regulations 2022;“psychiatrist” means a medical practitioner who is registered as a psychiatrist in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997;“registered dentist” means a person registered as a fully registered dentist under section 14(1) or (2) of the Dental Registration Act 1999;“registered medical practitioner” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Medical Registration Act 1997;“registered nurse” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;“superintendent” means a person appointed to be in charge of a place of safety.
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“Board” means a Board of Visitors appointed by the Minister under section 178 of the Act;
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“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;
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“Dental Officer” means a Dental Officer appointed under rule 57;
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“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Board;
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“Medical Officer” means a Medical Officer appointed under rule 55;
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“paramedic” includes —
a member of the Singapore Civil Defence Force raised and maintained under the Civil Defence Act 1986 who is a paramedic;
an ambulance paramedic as defined by regulation 9(8) of the Healthcare Services (Emergency Ambulance Service and Medical Transport Service) Regulations 2022 (G.N. No. S 2/2022); and
an emergency medical technician as defined by regulation 9(8) of the Healthcare Services (Emergency Ambulance Service and Medical Transport Service) Regulations 2022;
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“psychiatrist” means a medical practitioner who is registered as a psychiatrist in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997;
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“registered dentist” means a person registered as a fully registered dentist under section 14(1) or (2) of the Dental Registration Act 1999;
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“registered medical practitioner” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Medical Registration Act 1997;
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“registered nurse” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;
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“superintendent” means a person appointed to be in charge of a place of safety.