Singapore legislation

Regulation 18

of Healthcare Services (Exemption) Order 2021

Regulation 18

Exemption in relation to provision of traditional medicine, etc.

Amended byS 422/2023 wef 26/06/2023

Subregulation 1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), section 8 of the Act does not apply to any of the following:

(a)

the practice of a system of therapeutics according to a Chinese, Malay or Indian method by a person;

(b)

the provision of chiropractic or osteopathic services by a person;

(c)

the provision of complementary and alternative medicine services by a person.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 422/2023 wef 26/06/2023

Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to the performance by a person of any invasive procedure that penetrates beyond the epidermis layer of an individual’s skin and which changes, or is intended to change, that individual’s appearance or anatomy.