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← Medical Registration Act 1997

Medical Registration Act 1997 s 5

s 5 Functions of Medical Council

5. The functions of the Medical Council are —(a) to keep and maintain registers of registered medical practitioners; (b) to approve or reject applications for registration under this Act or to approve any such application subject to such restrictions as it may think fit; (c) to issue practising certificates to registered medical practitioners; (d) to make recommendations to the appropriate authorities on the courses of instructions and examinations leading to the Singapore degree; (e) to make recommendations to the appropriate authorities for the training and education of registered medical practitioners; (f) to determine and regulate the conduct and ethics of registered medical practitioners; (fa) to determine and regulate standards of practice and the competence of registered medical practitioners within the medical profession; (fb) to provide administrative services to other bodies (whether corporate or unincorporate) responsible for the regulation of healthcare professionals; and (g) generally to do all such acts and matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under this Act.

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