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s 1
1. This Act is the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999.
Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 PART 1 — PRELIMINARY
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Interpretation
s 2
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“accredited” means accredited by the Board; “Advanced Practice Nurse” means a registered nurse who is certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse under section 32; “appointed member” means a member appointed under section 3(2)(d); “Board” means the Singapore Nursing Board established under section 3; “certificate of enrolment” means a certificate of enrolment granted under section 17; “certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration granted under section 17; “Complaints Committee” means a Complaints Committee appointed under section 37; “enrolled” means enrolled under section 14, 15 or 16, and “enrol”, “enrolling” and “enrolment” have corresponding meanings; “enrolled nurse” means a person who is enrolled as an enrolled nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be enrolled as an enrolled nurse under section 46(2); “medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997; “member” means a member of the Board; “practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued by the Board under section 18; “Register” means the Register of Nurses or Register of Midwives kept under section 13 (as the case may be) or both the Register of Nurses and the Register of Midwives; “registered” means registered under section 14, 15 or 16, and “register”, “registering” and “registration” have corresponding meanings; “registered midwife” means a person who is registered as a registered midwife, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered midwife under section 46(3); “registered nurse” means a person who is registered as a registered nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered nurse under section 46(1); “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board, and includes any individual acting in that capacity; “Roll” means the Roll of Nurses kept under section 13.[5/2018]
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