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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II SINGAPORE PHARMACY COUNCIL

Part III REGISTRATION OF PHARMACISTS

Part IV PRACTICE OF PHARMACY

Part V SPECIALISTS ACCREDITATION BOARD

Part VI DISCIPLINARY AND HEALTH INQUIRIES

Part VII MISCELLANEOUS

THE SCHEDULE Acts or Activities Constituting "the Practice of Pharmacy"

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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Proceedings of Disciplinary Committee
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—(1)  A Disciplinary Committee shall meet from time to time to inquire into any matter referred to it by the Council and may regulate its own procedure.
(2)  A member of a Disciplinary Committee shall, notwithstanding that he has ceased to be a member of the Council or Complaints Panel on the expiry of his term of office, continue to be a member of the Disciplinary Committee until such time the Disciplinary Committee has completed its work.
(3)  The registered pharmacist may appear in person or be represented by counsel.
(4)  A Disciplinary Committee shall not be bound to act in any formal manner and shall not be bound by the provisions of the Evidence Act (Cap. 97) or by any other written law relating to evidence but may inform itself on any matter in such manner as it thinks fit.
(5)  A Disciplinary Committee may, for the purpose of any proceedings before it, administer oaths and any party to the proceedings may sue out subpoenas to testify and to produce documents.
(6)  The subpoenas referred to in subsection (5) shall be served and may be enforced as if they were subpoenas issued in connection with a civil action in the High Court.
(7)  Any person giving evidence before a Disciplinary Committee shall be legally bound to tell the truth.
(8)  Witnesses shall have the same privileges and immunities in relation to hearings before a Disciplinary Committee as if they were proceedings in a court of law.
(9)  A Disciplinary Committee shall carry out its work expeditiously and may apply to the Council for an extension of time and for directions to be given to the Disciplinary Committee if the Disciplinary Committee fails to make its finding and order within 6 months from the date of its appointment.
(10)  When an application for extension of time has been made under subsection (9), the Council may grant an extension of time for such period as it thinks fit.
(11)  In sections 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 179, 182 and 228 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224), “public servant” shall be deemed to include a member of a Disciplinary Committee taking part in any investigation under this section, and in sections 193 and 228 of the Penal Code, “judicial proceeding” shall be deemed to include any such investigation.