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Termination of Pregnancy Act 1974 s 2

s 2 Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“approved institution” means any approved permanent premises within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020 —(a) at which the holder of a licence granted under that Act is approved to provide any one or more of the following licensable healthcare services:(i) an acute hospital service; (ii) an ambulatory surgical centre service; (iii) an outpatient medical service; and (b) that is for the time being approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] “authorised medical practitioner” means any medical practitioner who is authorised under any regulations made under this Act to carry out treatment to terminate pregnancy; “law relating to abortion” means sections 312, 313, 314, and 315 of the Penal Code 1871; “licensable healthcare service” has the meaning given by section 3(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020;[Act 19 of 2025 wef 05/12/2025] “medical practitioner” means any person registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997.[26/2001]

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