s 2 Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“allied health professional” means a person who has a professional qualification in any of the allied health professions listed in the First Schedule; “allied health professional with conditional registration” means a person registered as such under a provision of this Act; “allied health professional with full registration” means a person registered as such under a provision of this Act; “allied health professional with restricted registration” means a person registered as such under a provision of this Act; “allied health professional with temporary registration” means a person registered as such under a provision of this Act; “certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration issued by the Council under section 22; “Council” means the Allied Health Professions Council established under section 6; [Deleted by Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] “institution of higher learning” includes a polytechnic or university; “layperson” means any person other than a healthcare professional; “medical practitioner” means a person who is registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997 and includes a person deemed to be so registered under section 72(1) of that Act; “member” means a member of the Council; “practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued under section 23; “prescribed allied health profession” means any of the allied health professions set out in the first column of the Second Schedule; “president” means the president of the Council; “register” means any of the registers mentioned in section 14(1); “registered allied health professional” means an allied health professional with full, restricted, conditional or temporary registration; “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Council; “regulations” means the regulations made under section 75.