Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Rules —“approved welfare officer” means a person authorised under section 65(2)(b);“auxiliary police officer” means an auxiliary police officer appointed under Part 9 of the Police Force Act 2004;“charity” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Charities Act 1994;“home” has the meaning given by section 58(1);“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;“protector”, in the context of any provision of these Rules, includes an approved welfare officer who is authorised to exercise the functions of a protector in that context;“psychiatrist” means a medical practitioner who is registered as a psychiatrist in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997;“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;“section” means a section of the Act;“social service worker” means an individual providing a social service to the public —
on behalf of, or with full or partial funding from, any of the following entities:
the Government;
the National Council of Social Service established by the National Council of Social Service Act 1992;
KidSTART Singapore Ltd.;
SG Enable Ltd.; or
with the permission of or under a contract with —
any of the entities mentioned in paragraph (a); or
a social service organisation that receives full or partial funding from any of the entities mentioned in paragraph (a) to carry out a social service programme that includes that service;“staff”, in relation to an organisation (including a charity), includes —
the owner or proprietor of the organisation;
an employee of the organisation; and
a person engaged by the organisation under a contract for services.
Definition
“approved welfare officer” means a person authorised under section 65(2)(b);
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“auxiliary police officer” means an auxiliary police officer appointed under Part 9 of the Police Force Act 2004;
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“charity” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Charities Act 1994;
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“home” has the meaning given by section 58(1);
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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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“protector”, in the context of any provision of these Rules, includes an approved welfare officer who is authorised to exercise the functions of a protector in that context;
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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 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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“section” means a section of the Act;
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“social service worker” means an individual providing a social service to the public —
on behalf of, or with full or partial funding from, any of the following entities:
the Government;
the National Council of Social Service established by the National Council of Social Service Act 1992;
KidSTART Singapore Ltd.;
SG Enable Ltd.; or
with the permission of or under a contract with —
any of the entities mentioned in paragraph (a); or
a social service organisation that receives full or partial funding from any of the entities mentioned in paragraph (a) to carry out a social service programme that includes that service;
Definition
“staff”, in relation to an organisation (including a charity), includes —
the owner or proprietor of the organisation;
an employee of the organisation; and
a person engaged by the organisation under a contract for services.