| To provide for registration, discipline and the better control of persons engaged in occupations and professions supplementary to medicine. [1 October 1980] L.N. 274 of 1980 (Originally 42 of 1980) Cap 359 s 1 Short title and application Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 37 of 2000 s. 3 PART I PRELIMINARY (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance. *(2) This Ordinance shall apply to any profession included in the Schedule with effect from such date as the Chief Executive may appoint by order in the Gazette and orders made under this subsection may fix different dates for different provisions of this Ordinance. (Amended 67 of 1985 s. 2; 37 of 2000 s. 3) ___________________________________________________________________ Note: * For application, see sub. leg. Cap 359 s 2 Interpretation (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "board" (委员会) means any board established under section 5; "certificate of registration" (注册证明书) means a certificate of registration or a duplicate certificate of registration issued under section 14 and a certificate of provisional registration issued under section 15; "Council" (管理局) means the Supplementary Medical Professions Council established under section 3; "optical appliances" (视光用具) includes lenses, spectacles, eye glasses, artificial eyes and contact lenses; (Added 67 of 1985 s. 3) "practising certificate" (执业证明书) means a certificate issued under section 16; "profession" (专业) means any profession specified in the second column in the Schedule; "registered" (注册) means entered in a register in accordance with sections 13 and 15 or restored to the register in accordance with section 10; (2) A profession specified in the second column in the Schedule shall mean the occupation of persons of the description specified opposite thereto in the third column. (Amended L.N. 587 of 1995) (3) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a person shall be deemed to practise a profession, who, for gain or otherwise, represents himself, whether directly or by implication from his conduct, as practising or being prepared or entitled to practise that profession. (Amended 68 of 1995 s. 33) Cap 359 s 3 Establishment and composition of Council Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 37 of 2000 s. 3 PART II ESTABLISHMENT AND POWERS OF COUNCIL AND BOARDS (1) There shall be a Council called the Supplementary Medical Professions Council and consisting of the following members- (a) a Chairman to be appointed by the Chief Executive; (b) a Deputy Chairman to be appointed by the Chief Executive; (c) not more than 4 public officers appointed by the Chief Executive; (d) the following persons, whose terms of office shall run for 3 consecutive years, from the respective dates of their appointment- (i) 1 person appointed by the Chief Executive on the nomination of the University of Hong Kong; (ii) 1 person appointed by the Chief Executive on the nomination of The Chinese University of Hong Kong; (iii) 1 person appointed by the Chief Executive on the nomination of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; (Amended 100 of 1994 s. 9) (iv) 1 person appointed by the Chief Executive from each profession; and (v) 4 other persons, not being public officers, appointed by the Chief Executive.(2) Any member appointed under subsection (1)(d) may, upon the expiry of his term of office, be reappointed. (3) Any member appointed under subsection (1)(d) or reappointed under subsection (2) may before the expiry of his term of office- (a) resign his office by notice to the Chief Executive; or (b) be removed from office by the Chief Executive for permanent incapacity or other sufficient cause (as to the existence of which the decision of the Chief Executive shall be final),and upon such resignation or removal the term for which he was appointed or reappointed shall be deemed to have expired. (4) There shall be- (a) a secretary; and (b) a legal adviser,to the Council who shall be appointed by the Chief Executive. (Amended 37 of 2000 s. 3) Cap 359 s 4 Purposes of the Council (1) The purposes of the Council shall be- (a) to promote adequate standards of professional practice and of professional conduct in the professions; (b) to co-ordinate and supervise the activities of the boards established under section 5; and (c) to carry out any additional functions assigned to it by this Ordinance.(2) The Council shall perform its function of co-ordinating and supervising the activities of the boards- (a) by making to each board, or inviting the board to make to the Council, proposals as to the activities to be carried on by the board or other boards; (b) by recommending a board to carry on such activities, or to limit its activities in such manner, as the Council considers appropriate after consultation with the board on the proposals referred to in paragraph (a); (Amended 68 of 1995 s. 2) |
