Nurses and Midwives Act 1999

This Act is the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“accredited” means accredited by the Board;“Advanced Practice Nurse” means a registered nurse who is certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse under section 32;“appointed member” means a member appointed under section 3(2)(d);“Board” means the Singapore Nursing Board established under section 3;“certificate of enrolment” means a certificate of enrolment granted under section 17;“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration granted under section 17;“Complaints Committee” means a Complaints Committee appointed under section 37;“enrolled” means enrolled under section 14, 15 or 16, and “enrol”, “enrolling” and “enrolment” have corresponding meanings;“enrolled nurse” means a person who is enrolled as an enrolled nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be enrolled as an enrolled nurse under section 46(2);“medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997;“member” means a member of the Board;“practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued by the Board under section 18;“Register” means the Register of Nurses or Register of Midwives kept under section 13 (as the case may be) or both the Register of Nurses and the Register of Midwives;“registered” means registered under section 14, 15 or 16, and “register”, “registering” and “registration” have corresponding meanings;“registered midwife” means a person who is registered as a registered midwife, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered midwife under section 46(3);“registered nurse” means a person who is registered as a registered nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered nurse under section 46(1);“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;“Roll” means the Roll of Nurses kept under section 13.