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Registrar of Council
14.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, the Chief Pharmacist is the Registrar. (2) The Minister may appoint another person to act as Registrar during the absence from Singapore or incapacity from illness or otherwise of the Registrar.
Registers
15.—(1) In addition to duties under the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Registrar must keep and maintain the following registers:(a) a register called the “Register of Pharmacists” containing —(i) in Part I of the register, the names of persons registered as fully registered pharmacists under section 16(1) and (2); and (ii) in Part II of the register, the names of persons registered as pharmacists with conditional registration under section 17(1); (b) a register called the “Register of Specialists” containing the names of persons registered as specialists under section 18; (c) a register called the “Register of Temporarily Registered Pharmacists” containing the names of persons who are registered temporarily as pharmacists under section 19.[5/2018] (2) The particulars to be included in any register mentioned in subsection (1) in respect of a person are —(a) the person’s name, residential address and practice address (if any); (b) the date of the person’s registration; (c) the qualification by virtue of which the person is registered and the date the person obtained the qualification; and (d) any other particulars that the Council may determine. (3) The Registrar —(a) is responsible for the maintenance and custody of the registers; and (b) must publish on the Council’s Internet website a list of the names, addresses, qualifications and date of qualifications and registration of all pharmacists who —(i) are registered under this Act; and (ii) have in force practising certificates. (4) A registered pharmacist must inform the Registrar in writing of —(a) any change in his or her name, residential address, practice address or any other particulars that may be prescribed, within 28 days of the change; and (b) any alteration or addition to the registered pharmacist’s qualification. (5) A person who contravenes subsection (4)(a) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000. (6) A person who makes a report of a change in the person’s residential address under section 10 of the National Registration Act 1965 is deemed to have complied with subsection (4) on the date the person makes the report. (7) The Registrar may disclose any information in the registers to any person prescribed by regulations made under this Act, if the disclosure is in accordance with such conditions as may be specified in those regulations. (8) Subsection (7) does not affect any other right or duty to disclose the information under general or written law.
Full registration
16.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person is eligible to be registered as a fully registered pharmacist if the person —(a) holds a Singapore degree; and (b) has acquired at least 12 months’ practical experience in the practice of pharmacy at any establishment approved by the Council, of which at least 9 months have been acquired under the supervision of a fully registered pharmacist at an establishment in Singapore. (2) Despite subsection (1), a person, not being a Singapore degree holder, who —(a) holds any qualifications that may be recognised by the Council; and (b) satisfies the Council that the person has special knowledge and skill and sufficient experience in any particular branch of pharmacy, may, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as a fully registered pharmacist. (3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the Council may, if it is of the view that it is not in the public interest for a person mentioned in either of those subsections to be registered as a fully registered pharmacist, direct that the person be registered as a pharmacist with conditional registration in Part II of the Register of Pharmacists, and section 17(3) to (8) applies accordingly.
Conditional registration
17.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who holds a prescribed qualification in pharmacy conferred by a tertiary institution outside Singapore or any other qualification which is, in the opinion of the Council, not lower in standing than a prescribed qualification, is eligible to be registered as a pharmacist with conditional registration. (2) The Council may require a person with a relevant qualification, other than a prescribed qualification, to undergo and pass an examination conducted or arranged by the Council or by such other person as the Council may appoint to satisfy itself that the qualification is not lower in standing than a prescribed qualification. (3) A person is not entitled to registration under subsection (1) unless the person —(a) has acquired at least 12 months’ practical experience in the practice of pharmacy at any establishment approved by the Council, of which at least 3 months have been acquired under the supervision of a fully registered pharmacist at an establishment in Singapore; (b) has been selected for employment in Singapore as a pharmacist in any hospital or other institution or pharmacy practice approved by the Council; and (c) has sat for and passed such examination as the Council may prescribe. (4) The conditions of a person’s registration under this section must be specified in the direction by virtue of which the person is registered. (5) Without affecting the power of the Council to impose conditions, the direction may specify —(a) that the person must work for a specified period under the supervision of a fully registered pharmacist approved by the Council; and (b) the particular employment or the descriptions of employment for which the person is registered under this section. (6) The Council may cancel the conditional registration of a pharmacist if —(a) the pharmacist fails to comply with any of the conditions specified in the direction by virtue of which he or she is registered; or (b) the Council is of the opinion, having regard to the report of the supervising pharmacist (if any), that the conditionally registered pharmacist is unable to perform the duties of a pharmacist satisfactorily. (7) A person who is or has been registered with conditional registration may, after the end of the period of supervision specified under subsection (5)(a), apply to the Council to be registered as a fully registered pharmacist. (8) If the Council thinks fit so to direct, having regard to the knowledge and skill shown and the experience acquired by the person mentioned in subsection (3), the person may be registered under section 16 as a fully registered pharmacist. (9) Upon a pharmacist with conditional registration becoming registered otherwise than conditionally or upon his or her registration being cancelled under subsection (6), the pharmacist’s name must be removed from Part II of the Register of Pharmacists.
Registration of specialists
18.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, any registered pharmacist who —(a) holds such qualification, or has gained such special knowledge, in a specialised branch of pharmacy as the Council may approve; (b) has such experience in that branch of pharmacy as the Council may require; and (c) has fulfilled such further conditions as the Council may specify, may apply to the Council to be registered as a specialist in that branch of pharmacy. (2) Upon the approval of an application mentioned in subsection (1), the Council must —(a) register the applicant as a specialist in the branch of pharmacy in the Register of Specialists that the Council considers appropriate to the applicant’s case, subject to such conditions or restrictions as the Council may impose; and (b) issue to the applicant a specialist certificate in respect of that specialised branch of pharmacy.[1/2010]
Temporary registration
19.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person —(a) who is resident temporarily in Singapore for the exclusive purpose of teaching, research or postgraduate study in an institution approved for that purpose by the Council; (b) who possesses pharmacy knowledge, experience and skill which the Council considers to be of international standing or are such as to have special value to the people of Singapore; or (c) who is not otherwise entitled to be registered as a pharmacist under this Act but who, in the opinion of the Council, possesses other qualifications which are adequate for the purposes of registration under this section, may be registered as a pharmacist in the Register of Temporarily Registered Pharmacists for so long as the person continues to be engaged exclusively in teaching, research or postgraduate study in pharmacy in the approved institution or in the capacity that the Council may specify. (2) The Council may require a person seeking registration under subsection (1) to sit for and pass such examination as the Council may prescribe. (3) Any registration under subsection (1) is for a period not exceeding 2 years which may be renewed, at the discretion of the Council, for a further period or periods each not exceeding 12 months. (4) A person may be registered under subsection (1) subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Council may impose.
Evidence of qualification and entry of additional qualifications
20.—(1) A qualification must not be entered in an appropriate register unless the Registrar is satisfied by such evidence as the Registrar considers proper that the person claiming the qualification is entitled to it. (2) Every person registered under this Act, who obtains any qualification in addition to the qualification by virtue of which the person has been registered, may apply to the Council to have that additional qualification inserted in the appropriate register. (3) The Council has power to decide what additional qualifications may be entered in an appropriate register.
Application for registration
21.—(1) An application for registration must be made in the form and manner that the Council may determine and must be accompanied by —(a) such documents and particulars as the Council may require; and (b) such fees as the Council may prescribe. (2) Before registering an applicant, the Council may require the applicant to submit himself or herself to a medical examination by a medical practitioner approved by the Council to determine if the applicant is fit to practise pharmacy. (3) The costs of any medical examination mentioned in subsection (2) must be borne by the applicant. (4) Subject to subsection (5), where an applicant has complied with subsection (1) and any requirement of the Council referred to in subsection (2), the Council must register the applicant as a pharmacist. (5) The Council may refuse to register any applicant who —(a) has had his or her registration as a pharmacist in any other country withdrawn, suspended or cancelled; or (b) in the opinion of the Council —(i) is not a person eligible to be registered as a pharmacist; (ii) is not of good reputation and character; or (iii) is unfit to practise as a pharmacist by reason of his or her physical or mental condition. (6) Where the Council refuses to register an applicant, the Council must by written notice inform the applicant of the refusal. (7) Any person who is aggrieved by any refusal of the Council under subsection (5) may, within 30 days of the notice given under subsection (6), appeal to the Minister whose decision is final. (8) For the purpose of subsection (1), the Council may prescribe different fees for different classes of applicants.
Certificate of registration
22. The Council must issue a certificate of registration to a person who has been registered as a pharmacist.
Practising certificate
23.—(1) Any registered pharmacist who desires to obtain a practising certificate must make an application to the Council in the form and manner determined by the Council and the application must be accompanied by such fee as the Council may prescribe. (2) A practising certificate is granted for a period not exceeding 2 years from the date of issue of the practising certificate. (3) Any application for renewal of a practising certificate must be —(a) made no later than one month before the expiry of the practising certificate; (b) made in such form and manner as the Council may determine; and (c) accompanied by such fee as the Council may prescribe. (4) Any registered pharmacist who applies for a practising certificate later than one month before the expiry of the practising certificate is liable to pay to the Council such late application fee as the Council may prescribe. (5) The Council may refuse to grant a practising certificate to a registered pharmacist, or may refuse to renew a registered pharmacist’s practising certificate, if the registered pharmacist fails to comply with any condition that is prescribed by the Council with the approval of the Minister for the purposes of this section. (6) Where a person has had his or her registration in respect of any practice of pharmacy cancelled or suspended under Part 6, the person must surrender his or her practising certificate to the Council —(a) within 14 days of being notified by the Council of the cancellation or suspension; or (b) in a case where an appeal is pending under Part 6, within any other period that the Council may specify. (7) Any person who contravenes subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000. (8) For the purposes of subsection (4), the Council may prescribe different late application fees for applications made before, and applications made after, the expiry of practising certificates.
Amendment of appropriate register
24. The Registrar must —(a) insert in the appropriate register any alteration which may come to the Registrar’s knowledge to any particulars or qualifications of any person registered under this Act; (b) correct any error in any entry in the appropriate register; and (c) remove from the appropriate register the name of any person —(i) whose name is ordered to be removed under any provision of this Act; (ii) who is deceased; (iii) who has not renewed his or her practising certificate for a continuous period of at least 5 years; or (iv) who has requested and shown sufficient reason for his or her name to be removed from that appropriate register, unless an inquiry has or proceedings have commenced under Part 6 against that person.
Removal of name from appropriate register
25.—(1) Despite the provisions of this Act, the Council may, upon such evidence as it may require, order the removal from the appropriate register of the name of a registered pharmacist under any of the following circumstances:(a) if the registered pharmacist is registered under section 16(1), 17 or 19 and has contravened any condition or restriction imposed by the Council regarding his or her registration; (b) if he or she, being a registered pharmacist whose name is in the Register of Specialists —(i) has had his or her name removed from the Register of Pharmacists; or (ii) has contravened any condition or restriction imposed by the Council under section 18; (c) if the registered pharmacist has obtained his or her registration by a fraudulent or an incorrect statement or through an error; (d) if the registered pharmacist’s registration as a pharmacist in any other country is withdrawn, suspended or cancelled by the authority which registered him or her; or (e) if the registered pharmacist’s degree or qualification which entitled him or her to be registered under this Act is withdrawn, suspended or cancelled by the authority through which it was acquired or by which it was awarded. (2) The Council must, before exercising its powers under subsection (1), notify the registered pharmacist concerned of its intention to take that action. (3) The Council must give the registered pharmacist an opportunity to submit reasons, within a period determined by the Council, as to why his or her name should not be removed. (4) Any person aggrieved by an order under subsection (1) may, within 30 days of being notified of the order, appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.
Restoration of names removed under section 24 or 25
26.—(1) Subject to subsection (4), where the name of a person has been removed from an appropriate register under section 24(c)(iii) or 25(1)(a) or (b), the Council may, upon application by the person, direct that —(a) the person’s name be restored to the appropriate register; or (b) the person be re-registered as a pharmacist in the Register of Temporarily Registered Pharmacists, and section 19(2), (3) and (4) applies accordingly. (2) An application under subsection (1) must not be made to the Council more than once in any period of 6 months by or on behalf of the pharmacist. (3) An application under subsection (1) must not be made to the Council by or on behalf of the pharmacist unless the pharmacist has complied with all the terms of the order made against the pharmacist under section 25(1), where applicable. (4) The Council may require an applicant under this section to sit for and pass any examination prescribed by the Council, before —(a) restoring the applicant’s name to the appropriate register; or (b) re-registering the applicant as a pharmacist in the Register of Temporarily Registered Pharmacists under subsection (1)(b).
Certificate of Registrar as evidence
27. A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Registrar —(a) to the effect that at any time or during any period specified in the certificate any person was or was not a registered pharmacist, or had or did not have in force a practising certificate; or (b) as to any entry in the appropriate register, or the removal from that register of any entry, is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, and without further proof of the signature appended to the certificate, sufficient evidence of the matters specified in the certificate.
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