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PART iii
REGISTRATION OF PHARMACISTS
15.
—(1) The Registrar shall keep and maintain the following registers:
(a)
a register to be called the "Register of Pharmacists" containing —
(i)
in Part I thereof, the names of persons registered as fully registered pharmacists under section 16(1) and (2); and
(ii)
in Part II thereof, the names of persons registered as pharmacists with conditional registration under section 17(1);
(b)
a register to be called the "Register of Specialists" containing the names of persons registered as specialists under section 18; and
(c)
a register to be called the "Register of Temporarily Registered Pharmacists" containing the names of persons who are registered temporarily as pharmacists under section 19.
(2) The particulars to be included in any register referred to in subsection (1) in respect of a person are —
(a)
his name, residential address and practice address (if any);
(b)
the date of his registration;
(c)
the qualification by virtue of which he is registered and the date he obtained the qualification; and
(d)
such other particulars as the Council may determine.
(3) The Registrar shall —
(a)
be responsible for the maintenance and custody of the registers; and
(b)
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 shall inform the Registrar in writing of —
(a)
any change in his name, residential address, practice address or such of his other particulars as may be prescribed, within 28 days of the change; and
(b)
any alteration or addition to his qualification.
(5) Any 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 his residential address under section 8 of the National Registration Act (Cap. 201) shall be deemed to have complied with subsection (4) on the date which he 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) is without prejudice to any other right or duty to disclose the information under general or written law.
16.
—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall be eligible to be registered as a fully registered pharmacist if he —
(a)
holds a Singapore degree; and
(b)
has acquired not less than 12 months’ practical experience in the practice of pharmacy at any establishment approved by the Council, of which not less than 9 months shall have been acquired under the supervision of a fully registered pharmacist at an establishment in Singapore.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person, not being a Singapore degree holder, who —
(a)
holds such qualifications as may be recognised by the Council; and
(b)
satisfies the Council that he has special knowledge and skill and sufficient experience in any particular branch of pharmacy,
shall, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as a fully registered pharmacist.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Council may, if it is of the view that it is not in the public interest for a person referred to in either of those subsections to be registered as a fully registered pharmacist, direct that he be registered as a pharmacist with conditional registration in Part II of the Register of Pharmacists, and section 17(3) to (8) shall apply accordingly.
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, shall be 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) No person shall be entitled to registration under subsection (1) unless he —
(a)
has acquired not less than 12 months’ practical experience in the practice of pharmacy at any establishment approved by the Council, of which not less than 3 months shall 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 may be prescribed by the Council.
(4) The conditions of a person’s registration under this section shall be specified in the direction by virtue of which he is registered.
(5) Without prejudice to the power of the Council to impose conditions, the direction may specify —
(a)
that the person shall 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 he 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 is registered; or
(b)
the Council is of the opinion, having regard to the report of the pharmacist supervising him, if any, that he 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 expiration 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 applicant referred to in subsection (3), he shall 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 registration being cancelled under subsection (6), his name shall be removed from Part II of the Register of Pharmacists.
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 may be approved by the Council;
(b)
has such experience in that branch of pharmacy as may be required by the Council; and
(c)
has fulfilled such further conditions as may be specified by the Council,
may apply to the Council to be registered as a specialist in that branch of pharmacy.
(2) Upon the approval of an application referred to in subsection (1), the Council shall —
(a)
register the applicant as a specialist in such branch of pharmacy in the Register of Specialists as the Council considers appropriate to his case; and
(b)
issue to him a specialist certificate in respect of that specialised branch of pharmacy.
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 he continues to engage himself exclusively in teaching, research or postgraduate study in pharmacy in such approved institution or in such capacity as the Council may specify.
(2) The Council may require a person seeking registration under subsection (1) to sit for and pass such examination as may be prescribed by the Council.
(3) Any registration under subsection (1) shall be 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.
20.
—(1) No qualification shall be entered in an appropriate register unless the Registrar is satisfied by such evidence as he may consider proper that the person claiming the qualification is entitled thereto.
(2) Every person registered under this Act, who obtains any qualification in addition to the qualification by virtue of which he has been registered, may apply to the Council to have that additional qualification inserted in the appropriate register.
(3) The Council shall have power to decide what additional qualifications may be entered in an appropriate register.
21.
—(1) An application for registration shall be made in such form and manner as the Council may determine and shall be accompanied by —
(a)
such documents and particulars as may be required by the Council; and
(b)
such fees as the Council may prescribe.
(2) Before registering an applicant, the Council may require the applicant to submit himself 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 referred to in subsection (2) shall 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 shall register him as a pharmacist.
(5) The Council may refuse to register any applicant who —
(a)
has had his 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 physical or mental condition.
(6) Where the Council refuses to register an applicant, the Council shall by notice in writing inform the applicant of such 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 shall be final.
(8) For the purpose of subsection (1), the Council may prescribe different fees for different classes of applicants.
22. The Council shall issue to a person who has been registered as a pharmacist a certificate of registration.
23.
—(1) Any registered pharmacist who desires to obtain a practising certificate shall make an application to the Council in such form and manner as the Council may determine and such application shall be accompanied by such fee as the Council may prescribe.
(2) A practising certificate shall be 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 shall 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 expiration of the practising certificate shall be 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 his 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 registration in respect of any practice of pharmacy cancelled or suspended under Part VI, he shall surrender his practising certificate to the Council —
(a)
within 14 days of being notified by the Council of such cancellation or suspension; or
(b)
in a case where an appeal is pending under Part VI, within such other period as 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.
24. The Registrar shall —
(a)
insert in the appropriate register any alteration which may come to his 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 practising certificate for a continuous period of not less than 5 years; or
(iv)
who has requested and shown sufficient reason for his name to be removed from that appropriate register, unless an inquiry has or proceedings have commenced under Part VI against that person.
25.
—(1) Notwithstanding 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 he is registered under section 16(1), 17 or 19 and has contravened any condition or restriction imposed by the Council regarding his registration;
(b)
if he, being a registered pharmacist whose name is in the Register of Specialists —
(i)
has had his name removed from the Register of Pharmacists; or
(ii)
has contravened any condition or restriction imposed by the Council under section 18;
(c)
if he has obtained his registration by a fraudulent or an incorrect statement or through an error;
(d)
if he has had his registration as a pharmacist in any other country withdrawn, suspended or cancelled by the authority which registered him; or
(e)
if he has had his degree or qualification which entitled him to be registered under this Act withdrawn, suspended or cancelled by the authority through which it was acquired or by which it was awarded.
(2) The Council shall, before exercising its powers under subsection (1), notify the registered pharmacist concerned of its intention to take such action.
(3) The Council shall give the registered pharmacist an opportunity to submit reasons, within such period as the Council may determine, as to why his 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 shall be final.
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, if it thinks fit direct that —
(a)
his name be restored to the appropriate register; or
(b)
he be re-registered as a pharmacist in the Register of Temporarily Registered Pharmacists, and section 19(2), (3) and (4) shall apply accordingly.
(2) No application under subsection (1) shall be made to the Council more than once in any period of 6 months by or on behalf of the pharmacist.
(3) No application under subsection (1) shall 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 him under section 25(1), where applicable.
(4) The Council may require an applicant under this section to sit for and pass such examination as the Council may prescribe, before —
(a)
restoring his name to the appropriate register; or
(b)
re-registering him as a pharmacist in the Register of Temporarily Registered Pharmacists under subsection (1)(b).
27. A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Registrar 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 as to any entry in the appropriate register, or the removal from that register of any entry, shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, and without further proof of the signature appended to the certificate, be sufficient evidence of the matters specified therein.