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Removal of name from SMC’s register(s)

Doctors who fail to renew their Practising Certificate (PC) for over 2 years and cannot be contacted will be removed from SMC’s register. Doctors may also request removal if no proceedings are pending.

Last updated 7 April 2025

Pursuant to Section 31(f) of the Medical Registration Act 1997, the Registrar shall remove from SMC’s register(s) the name of any doctor who has not renewed his / her Practising Certificate (PC) for a continuous period of not less than 2 years, and who cannot be contacted or sent any document using his / her particulars in the register(s).

Pursuant to Section 31(g) of the Medical Registration Act 1997, any medical practitioner on SMC’s register(s) who has requested and shown sufficient reason(s) for his / her name to be removed from the register(s) will be allowed to do so, provided that no inquiry or proceedings have commenced against him / her.

Where the name of a doctor has been removed from the register(s), he / she may apply for restoration if he / she wishes to practise medicine in Singapore again.