Short title
s 1
1. This Act is the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act 1972.
Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act 1972 PART 1 — PRELIMINARY
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Interpretation
s 2
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“deceased person” includes a stillborn infant or foetus; “designated officer”, in relation to an approved hospital for the purposes of this Act, means a person appointed under section 2A to be the designated officer of the approved hospital; [Deleted by Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] “Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Health, and includes the Deputy Director‑General of Health and such designated officer of an approved hospital or such public officer as is authorised by the Director‑General of Health in writing to act on behalf of the Director‑General of Health;[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] “donor” means an individual who makes a gift of all or any part of his or her body; “part”, in relation to a human body, includes organs, tissues, eyes, bones, arteries, blood, other fluids and other portions of a human body.
Appointment of designated officers
s 2A
2A. The Director‑General may appoint, in writing, any senior official of the Ministry of Health or senior executive of an approved hospital for the purposes of this Act, to be the designated officer of any approved hospital for the purposes of this Act.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]
Approved hospitals, etc.
s 2B
2B. The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare a hospital, medical or dental school, college or university to be an approved hospital, medical or dental school, college or university for the purposes of this Act.
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