Consequential and related amendments to other written laws
50. The provisions of the Acts specified in the first column of the Fourth Schedule are amended in the manner set out in the second column thereof.
Savings and transitional provisions
51.—(1) A person who, immediately before the appointed day, was a Coroner appointed under section 10 of the Subordinate Courts Act (Cap. 321) shall be deemed to be a Coroner appointed under section 3(1) of this Act.
(2) The provisions of this Act shall apply in relation to any investigation or inquiry into the death of any person conducted on or after the appointed day, whether the death of the person occurred before, on or after the appointed day.
(3) For a period of 2 years after the appointed day, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act as he may consider necessary or expedient.
(4) In this section, “appointed day” means the date of commencement of this Act.
FIRST SCHEDULE
SERVICES PROVIDED BY HEALTH-CARE PRACTITIONER
1. Medical, dental or nursing services.
2. Pharmacy services.
3. Ambulance services.
4. Services provided by optometrists and opticians.
5. Services provided by traditional chinese medicine practitioners.
6. Services provided by podiatrists, chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists, acupuncturists, naturopaths and services in other alternative health-care fields.
