| Cap 161 Long title To consolidate and amend the law by making more comprehensive provisions regulating the registration of practitioners in medicine and surgery. [1 June 1957] (Originally 25 of 1957) Cap 161 s 1 Short title PART I CITATION AND INTERPRETATION This Ordinance may be cited as the Medical Registration Ordinance. Cap 161 s 2 Interpretation In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "Academy of Medicine" (医学专科学院) means the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine established by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance (Cap 419); (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "Amending Ordinance" (修订条例) means the Medical Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1995 (87 of 1995); (Added 25 of 1997 s. 2) "approved subvented hospital" (经批准补助医院) means a hospital recognized by the Council as an approved subvented hospital for the purposes of this Ordinance; (Added 63 of 1982 s. 2) "Chairman" (主席) means the Chairman of the Council and includes any person elected to act as Chairman under section 3A(4); (Added 30 of 1966 s. 2. Amended 3 of 1988 s. 2) "committee" (委员会) means a committee established under section 20BA; (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "Commencement" (生效日期) means 1 September 1996, being the day on which the Amending Ordinance (other than sections 14 and 16 thereof) came into operation by virtue of the Medical Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1995 (87 of 1995) (Commencement) Notice 1996 (L.N. 158 of 1996); (Added 25 of 1997 s. 2) "Council" (医务委员会) means the Medical Council of Hong Kong established under section 3; "Director" (署长) means the Director of Health; (Amended L.N. 76 of 1989) "Education and Accreditation Committee" (教育及评审委员会) means the committee established under section 20BA(2)(b); (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "Enactment Date" (制定日期) means 3 August 1995, being the date of the enactment of the Amending Ordinance; (Added 25 of 1997 s. 2) "Ethics Committee" (道德事务委员会) means the committee established under section 20BA(2)(c); (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "General Register" (普通科医生名册) means the register kept in accordance with section 6(1); (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "Health Committee" (健康事务委员会) means the committee established under section 20BA(2)(e); (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "Hospital Authority" (医院管理局) means the Hospital Authority within the meaning of the Hospital Authority Ordinance (Cap 113); (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "Licentiate Committee" (执照组) means the committee established under section 20BA(2)(a); (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "Licensing Examination" (执业资格试) means the examination set by the Council under section 7; (Added 87 of 1995 s. 2) "limited registration" (有限度注册) means registration limited in accordance with section 14A in respect of the period for which and the employment for the purposes of which it has effect; (Added 38 of 1992 s. 2) "Original Ordinance" (原条例) means the Medical Registration Ordinance (Cap 161) which was in force immediately before the Commencement; (Added 25 of 1997 s. 2) "Original Provisions" (原条文) means the provisions in the Original Ordinance which are set out in Schedule 3; (Added 25 of 1997 s. 2) "practice" (执业) includes the diagnosis of any form of disease whether the cases so diagnosed be treated medically or surgically or not; (Replaced 68 of 1986 s. 2) "practising certificate" (执业证明书) means a certificate issued under section 20A(2); (Added 70 of 1975 s. 2) "Preliminary Investigation Committee" (初步侦讯委员会) means the committee established under section 20BA(2)(d); (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "prescribed" (订明) means prescribed by regulations made under section 33; "provisional registration" and "provisionally registered" (临时注册) mean respectively provisional registration and provisionally registered in accordance with the provisions of section 12; "qualifying examination" (资格检定考试) means an examination which has to be passed in order to qualify for the award of a degree specified in section 8(1)(a); (Replaced 87 of 1995 s. 2) "registered medical practitioner" (注册医生) means a person who is registered, or is deemed to be so registered under the provisions of section 29; "Registrar" (注册主任) means the Registrar of Medical Practitioners; (Amended 70 of 1975 s. 2) "registration" and "registered" (注册) mean respectively registration and registered in accordance with the provisions of section 14, 14A or 14B; (Amended 63 of 1982 s. 2; 38 of 1992 s. 2; 7 of 1996 s. 2) "Secretary" (秘书) means the Secretary of the Council appointed under section 3B; (Added 30 of 1966 s. 2) "Specialist Register" (专科医生名册) means the register kept in accordance with section 6(3); (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) "temporary registration" (暂时注册) means registration in accordance with section 14B. (Added 7 of 1996 s. 2) |
