Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Women’s Charter (Family Violence) Rules 2024

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)

a member of the Singapore Civil Defence Force raised and maintained under the Civil Defence Act 1986 who is a paramedic;

(b)

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

(c)

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 —

(a)

on behalf of, or with full or partial funding from, any of the following entities:

(i)

the Government;

(ii)

the National Council of Social Service established by the National Council of Social Service Act 1992;

(iii)

KidSTART Singapore Ltd.;

(iv)

SG Enable Ltd.; or

(b)

with the permission of or under a contract with —

(i)

any of the entities mentioned in paragraph (a); or

(ii)

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 —

(a)

the owner or proprietor of the organisation;

(b)

an employee of the organisation; and

(c)

a person engaged by the organisation under a contract for services.

Definition

“approved welfare officer” means a person authorised under section 65(2)(b);

Definition

“auxiliary police officer” means an auxiliary police officer appointed under Part 9 of the Police Force Act 2004;

Definition

“charity” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Charities Act 1994;

Definition

“home” has the meaning given by section 58(1);

Definition

“paramedic” includes —

(a)

a member of the Singapore Civil Defence Force raised and maintained under the Civil Defence Act 1986 who is a paramedic;

(b)

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

(c)

an emergency medical technician as defined by regulation 9(8) of the Healthcare Services (Emergency Ambulance Service and Medical Transport Service) Regulations 2022;

Definition

“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;

Definition

“psychiatrist” means a medical practitioner who is registered as a psychiatrist in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997;

Definition

“registered medical practitioner” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Medical Registration Act 1997;

Definition

“registered nurse” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;

Definition

“section” means a section of the Act;

Definition

“social service worker” means an individual providing a social service to the public —

(a)

on behalf of, or with full or partial funding from, any of the following entities:

(i)

the Government;

(ii)

the National Council of Social Service established by the National Council of Social Service Act 1992;

(iii)

KidSTART Singapore Ltd.;

(iv)

SG Enable Ltd.; or

(b)

with the permission of or under a contract with —

(i)

any of the entities mentioned in paragraph (a); or

(ii)

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 —

(a)

the owner or proprietor of the organisation;

(b)

an employee of the organisation; and

(c)

a person engaged by the organisation under a contract for services.