Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act
(CHAPTER 248)

Long Title

1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Administration of Act and appointment of officers, etc.
4 (Repealed)
5 Licences for private hospitals, medical clinics, clinical laboratories and healthcare establishments
6 Application for issue and renewal of licences
7 Kinds of licensed private hospitals
8 Register
9 Suspension and revocation of licences
10 Appeal
11 Quality assurance committees
12 Powers of entry, inspection, search, seizure, etc.
13 Confidentiality of information
14 Directions as to apparatus, appliance, equipment, etc.
15 Offences by bodies corporate
16 Restriction on disclosure of information
17 Obstructing Director or authorised officers in execution of their duties
18 Protection from liability
19 Jurisdiction of Courts
20 Composition of offences
21 Exemption
22 Regulations

Legislative History

Comparative Table

Composition of offences
20.
—(1)  The Director may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum of money not exceeding $2,000.
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(2)  On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against such person in respect of the offence.
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