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NO. 3 OF 2020
(2) The Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68, 2012 Ed.) is amended—
- (a) by inserting, immediately after the words “Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Cap. 248)” in sections 247(7)(a), 249(4)(a), 252(4)(a) and 255(4)(a), the words “or in respect of which a licence is granted under the Healthcare Services Act 2020”; and
- (b) by inserting, immediately after the words “the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act” in sections 249(15)(a), 252(12)(a) and 255(11)(a), the words “or in respect of which a licence is granted under the Healthcare Services Act 2020”.
(3) Section 2 of the Human Biomedical Research Act 2015 (Act 29 of 2015) is amended by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (a) of the definition of “healthcare institution”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
- “(aa) the holder of a licence granted under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 which specifies any premises or conveyance; or”.
(4) Section 2 of the Human Organ Transplant Act (Cap. 131A, 2012 Ed.) is amended by deleting the definition of “licensee” and substituting the following definition:
- “ “licensee”, in relation to a hospital, means a person—
- (a) to whom a licence has been issued under the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Cap. 248) in respect of the hospital; or
- (b) who is authorised to provide an acute hospital service under a licence granted under the Healthcare Services Act 2020;”.
- “ “licensee”, in relation to a hospital, means a person—
(5) Section 10(1) of the Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137, 2003 Ed.) is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “healthcare establishment” in paragraph (b), the words “or holder of a licence granted under the Healthcare Services Act 2020”.
