Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Healthcare Services (Exemption) Order 2021

Regulation 8

Exemption in relation to clinical laboratory services provided by blood banking service or cord blood banking service licensee

Amended byS 422/2023 wef 26/06/2023S 422/2023 wef 26/06/2023

Subregulation 1

Section 8 of the Act does not apply in relation to the provision of a clinical laboratory service by a person who holds a valid licence to provide a blood banking service and who —

(a)

conducts any test on any blood collected by the person as part of the person’s provision of a blood banking service, to ensure the suitability of the blood for transfusion; or

(b)

conducts any test on any blood collected from a donor or recipient to ensure the suitability of the donor’s blood for transfusion to the recipient, as part of the person’s provision of a blood banking service.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 422/2023 wef 26/06/2023S 422/2023 wef 26/06/2023

Section 8 of the Act does not apply in relation to the provision of a clinical laboratory service by a person (X) who holds a valid licence to provide a cord blood banking service and conducts, as part of X’s provision of a cord blood banking service, any test on —

(a)

any cord blood collected by X to ensure the suitability of the cord blood for transplant or storage; or

(b)

any cord blood that —

(i)

is collected by another person (Y) who holds a valid licence to provide a cord blood banking service; and

(ii)

is provided by Y to X solely for the purpose of testing to ensure the suitability of the cord blood for transplant or storage.

Read in full context — Healthcare Services (Exemption) Order 2021 →