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6 PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement

1. This Act is the Healthcare Services Act 2020 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

General interpretation

2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“applicant” means a person making an application;

“application”, in relation to a licence, means an application under section 10;

“authorised officer”, for any provision of this Act, means an individual who is appointed under section 7(2) as an authorised officer for that provision;

“Clinical Governance Officer”, for a licensee, means an individual appointed under section 24(2) for that licensee;

“code of practice” means a code of practice issued or approved under section 38, and includes any code of practice as amended under that section;

“conveyance” means a vehicle, an aircraft or a vessel, that is registered under any written law, or a train in Singapore, and that is used to provide a healthcare service in Singapore;

“dentist” means an individual who is registered under the Dental Registration Act (Cap. 76) as a registered dentist and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;

“Director” means the Director of Medical Services and includes any individual who is, for the time being, discharging the duties of the office of Director of Medical Services;

“grant” or “granted”, in relation to a licence, includes—
 * (a) grant or granted on renewal; and
 * (b) deemed granted under this Act;