Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Healthcare Services (Advertisement — Exemption) Order 2021
Regulation 5
Exempt directional signs
Subregulation 1
The Advertisement Regulations do not apply to a directional sign that is affixed to, or displayed in a fixed location on or within, a building or structure, and which contains only any or any combination of the following information:
the contact information of a licensee;
factual information about any licensable healthcare service provided by the licensee;
any of the following information relating to any healthcare professional employed or engaged by the licensee:
the healthcare professional’s name;
the healthcare professional’s professional qualifications;
the healthcare professional’s professional title;
the healthcare professional’s title or designation in relation to the licensable healthcare service provided by the licensee.
Subregulation 2
In sub‑paragraph (1) —
Definition
“healthcare professional” means —
an allied health professional who is registered under the Allied Health Professions Act 2011 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
a dentist or an oral health therapist who is registered under the Dental Registration Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
a medical practitioner who is registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
a person who is a registered nurse, a registered midwife or an enrolled nurse under the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
an optometrist or optician who is registered under the Optometrists and Opticians Act 2007 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
a pharmacist who is registered under the Pharmacists Registration Act 2007 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act; or
a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who is registered under the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act 2000 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
Definition
“professional qualification”, in relation to a healthcare professional, means a qualification that, in accordance with the Act under which the healthcare professional is registered or enrolled —
is registered against or in relation to the healthcare professional’s registration or enrolment under that Act; or
the healthcare professional is permitted, approved or required to use under that Act;
Definition
“professional title”, in relation to a healthcare professional, means a name, a title, an addition or a description —
stating or implying that the healthcare professional —
is registered or enrolled under the Act under which the healthcare professional is registered or enrolled; or
holds any qualification, or is qualified, to practise any healthcare profession; or
that the healthcare professional is permitted, approved or required to use under the Act under which the healthcare professional is registered or enrolled.