1987 Ed.]
Medical Clinics
[CAP. 343
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(c) Without prejudice to the discretion conferred upon the Registrar by paragraph (b) as to the renewal of any such exemption, the Registrar may refuse to renew any such exemption if he is satisfied that, within the preceding 12 months, any person practising medicine in the clinic has contravened the Code of Practice published under subsection (7).
(5) On the grant of any exemption under subsection (1) and on the renewal of any such exemption, the Registrar shall impose conditions relating to the remuneration to be paid to any persons practising medicine in the clinic other than registered medical practitioners and may impose such other conditions as he thinks fit.
(6) The Registrar may, in his absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor, cancel any exemption granted under subsection (1).
(7) The Registrar may publish a Code of Practice for the purposes of this section prescribing standards of conduct for persons, other than registered medical practitioners, practising medicine in clinics and regulating the functions of such persons, and any such Code of Practice may prohibit the discharge by such persons of specified functions.
(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 28 of the Medical Registration Ordinance, persons practising medicine in a clinic and in receipt of remuneration from the clinic in accordance with the conditions imposed on the grant or renewal of an exemption under subsection (1) shall not by reason solely of such practice be guilty of an offence under that section.
(9) [Deleted, 81 of 1984, s. 2]
(Replaced, 37 of 1966, s. 5)
(1) Every exemption granted under section 8(1) prior to the commencement of the Medical Clinics (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1966 exempting a clinic from the provisions of section 6 shall continue in force until 1 January 1968 and shall then cease to be valid, and, unless the person registered in respect of a clinic so exempted from the provisions of section 6 is re-registered in respect thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, he shall thereupon cease to be so registered.
(2) If the person registered in respect of any such clinic desires to continue to be so registered after 31 December 1967, he shall make application for re-registration in accordance with section 6(1)(a).
(Added, 37 of 1966, s. 5)
10. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Registrar may at any time cancel the registration of a person in respect of a clinic on any ground which would entitle the Registrar to refuse an application for the registration of that person in respect of that clinic.
(Cap. 161.)
Exemptions from section 6 to cease to be valid.
(37 of 1966.)
Cancellation of registration.