Functions of Medical Council
5. The functions of the Medical Council are —
(a)
to keep and maintain registers of registered medical practitioners;
(b)
to approve or reject applications for registration under this Act or to approve any such application subject to such restrictions as it may think fit;
(c)
to issue practising certificates to registered medical practitioners;
(d)
to make recommendations to the appropriate authorities on the courses of instructions and examinations leading to the Singapore degree;
(e)
to make recommendations to the appropriate authorities for the training and education of registered medical practitioners;
(f)
to determine and regulate the conduct and ethics of registered medical practitioners;
(fa)
to determine and regulate standards of practice and the competence of registered medical practitioners within the medical profession;
(fb)
to provide administrative services to other bodies (whether corporate or unincorporate) responsible for the regulation of healthcare professionals; and
(g)
generally to do all such acts and matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under this Act