Voluntary Sterilisation Regulations 2012

submit a report electronically or by fax to the Director‑General of Health in the form set out at the specified website, within 30 days after completing any treatment carried out —

under the conditions in section 3(2)(c) of the Act; or (ii)pursuant to an order of the court under section 3(2)(d) or (e) of the Act;

keep and maintain proper medical records of every treatment for sexual sterilisation carried out by the registered medical practitioner;

in the case of any treatment carried out under the conditions in section 3(2)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act, issue to the person who has undergone the treatment, upon his or her request, a certificate of sexual sterilisation in the form set out at the specified website;

in the case of any treatment carried out on a person pursuant to an order of the court under section 3(2)(d) or (e) of the Act, issue to the person’s spouse, parent or guardian who is the applicant of the order of court, upon the applicant’s request, a certificate of sexual sterilisation in the form set out at the specified website; and

keep a duplicate of the certificate of sexual sterilisation, if it is issued.

the name of the operating theatre; (b)the name and registration number of the registered medical practitioner who carried out the treatment; (c)the name of the person who underwent the treatment, as indicated in his or her identity card or passport;

the identity card or passport number of the person who underwent the treatment; (e)the date that the treatment was carried out; (f)the method of sterilisation;

the reasons for the treatment; (h)where the treatment was carried out on a person under the conditions in section 3(2)(a) or (b) of the Act, a copy of the consent given by the person; (i)where the treatment was carried out on a person under the conditions in section 3(2)(c) of the Act, a copy each of the consent given by the person and his or her parent or guardian;

where the treatment was carried out on a person pursuant to an order of the court under section 3(2)(d) or (e) of the Act —

the name of the applicant of the order of court; (ii)the applicant’s identity card or passport number; and

a copy of the order of court.

a police officer, for the purpose of providing the police officer with information under sections 22 and 424 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;

a police officer or forensic pathologist appointed under the Coroners Act 2010, for the purpose of investigating whether an offence has been committed under any written law;

any registered medical practitioner or other health staff, for the purpose of, or in relation to, carrying out any treatment or care for, or counselling, the person who has undergone the treatment for sexual sterilisation;

any other person as may be ordered by a court.

who is involved in the care and management of the person undergoing or who has undergone the treatment for sexual sterilisation; and (b)who requires access to facts and information relating to such treatment of that person in the course of the duties or employment of the employee.

any hospital, maternity home, clinic or other place approved as an approved institution immediately before 31 December 2012 is deemed to be a health institution for the purposes of these Regulations until the date that approval would have expired under the revoked Regulations if they had not been revoked; (b)any consent to treatment for sexual sterilisation given under the revoked Regulations and in force immediately before 31 December 2012 is deemed to be a valid consent given under these Regulations; and

any certificate issued or given under the revoked Regulations and in force immediately before 31 December 2012 is deemed to be a valid certificate issued or given under these Regulations.