| (Cap 549, section 161(5)) [16 August 2000] L.N. 252 of 2000 (L.N. 154 of 2000) Cap 549C s 1 (Omitted as spent) PART I PRELIMINARY (Omitted as spent) Cap 549C s 2 Interpretation In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- "applicant" (申请人) in Parts II to IV, means a person- (a) who has applied for registration under section 68 of the Ordinance; (b) on whose behalf an application has been made under section 83 or 89 of the Ordinance; or (c) who has applied to restore his name to the Register under section 58(1) of the Ordinance;"Board" (中医组) means the Practitioners Board established by section 12(a) of the Ordinance; "Board chairman" (中医组主席) means the chairman of the Board mentioned in section 13(a) of the Ordinance; "Board secretary" (中医组秘书) means the secretary of the Board appointed under section 23(2) of the Ordinance; "Committee chairman" (小组主席) means the chairman of the Disciplinary Committee mentioned in section 28(a) of the Ordinance; "Committee secretary" (小组秘书) means the secretary of the Disciplinary Committee; "Council secretary" (管委会秘书) means the Council secretary mentioned in section 10(1)(a) of the Ordinance; "Disciplinary Committee" (纪律小组) means the Disciplinary Committee of Chinese Medicine Practitioners established under section 25(1)(a)(iii) of the Ordinance. Cap 549C s 3 Form of practising certificate PART II PRACTISING CERTIFICATES AND RENEWAL OF LIMITED REGISTRATION A certificate issued or renewed under section 76(3) or 77(2) of the Ordinance shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule. Cap 549C s 4 Copies of certificates (1) The Board secretary may, upon receipt of the appropriate prescribed fee, issue a duplicate copy of a certificate of passing a Licensing Examination to the person to whom the certificate has been issued. (2) The Registrar may, upon receipt of the appropriate prescribed fee, issue a certified true copy of an entry in the Register kept under section 52 of the Ordinance. Cap 549C s 5 Renewal of limited registration (1) An educational or scientific research institution making an application under section 89 of the Ordinance shall apply to the Board in such form as may be determined by the Board. (2) An application mentioned in subsection (1) shall be accompanied by- (a) such documents and particulars as may be reasonably necessary and requested by the Board for the purpose of determining the application; and (b) a declaration by the applicant stating, as from the time when he was last registered under section 85 or 89 of the Ordinance (whichever is the later), whether he has or has not been convicted of any offence in Hong Kong or elsewhere publishable with imprisonment and whether he has or has not been found guilty in Hong Kong or elsewhere of misconduct in a professional respect; and if he has been so convicted or found guilty, the nature of each such offence or misconduct and the place of conviction or finding. Cap 549C s 6 Reference to the Disciplinary Committee PART III PROCEDURES RELATING TO REFERENCES TO THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE (1) Where it has come to the notice of the Board that an applicant may have been- (a) convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of an offence punishable with imprisonment; or (b) found guilty in Hong Kong or elsewhere of misconduct in a professional aspect,the Board shall refer the relevant details that are available to it to the Disciplinary Committee. (2) Upon receipt of a reference by the Disciplinary Committee under subsection (1), the Committee chairman may- (a) require the applicant or any person who has provided the information mentioned in subsection (1) to make clarifications, whether by way of statutory declarations or otherwise, or furnish evidence about the alleged conviction or finding; (b) direct the Committee secretary to seek any legal advice or any necessary assistance or advice from any relevant authorities with regard to the alleged conviction or finding.(3) When the Committee chairman considers that- (a) all further clarifications, evidence and statutory declarations that are necessary to enable the Disciplinary Committee to consider the application have been furnished; or (b) it is impracticable to obtain any further clarifications, evidence or statutory declarations,he shall- (i) if it appears to him that the reference may be disposed of by means of a resolution of the Disciplinary Committee making a recommendation mentioned in section 7(5)(a) upon circulation of papers under section 48 of the Ordinance, arrange for such circulation of papers; or (ii) if he thinks that it is not appropriate to arrange for circulation of papers in the particular case or that a resolution mentioned in paragraph (i) is unlikely to be made, fix a date for the Disciplinary Committee to consider the reference and arrange to- (A) notify the applicant of the nature of the reference and the date fixed under this subsection at least 1 month before that date; and |
