1987 Ed.]
Medical Registration
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PART IV
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS, AND OFFENCES
21. (1) If, after due inquiry into any case referred to it by the Preliminary Investigation Committee in accordance with regulations made under section 33, the Council is satisfied that any registered medical practitioner--
(a) has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of any offence punishable with imprisonment; (Amended, 25 of 1984, s. 10)
(b) has been guilty of misconduct in any professional respect;
(Amended, 33 of 1971, s. 2)
(c) has obtained registration by fraud or misrepresentation; or
(d) was not at the time of his registration entitled to be registered,
the Council may, in its discretion-
(i) order the name of the registered medical practitioner to be erased from the register; or
(ii) order the name of the registered medical practitioner to be removed from the register for such period as it may think fit; or
(iii) order the registered medical practitioner to be reprimanded;
(iv) make any such order as aforesaid but suspend the application thereof, subject to such conditions as the Council may think fit, for a period, or periods in the aggregate, not exceeding 2 years; or (Replaced, 12 of 1962, s. 3)
(v) order that a warning letter be served on the registered medical practitioner, (Added, 39 of 1974, s. 2)
Disciplinary powers of Council.
and may, in any case, make such order as the Council thinks fit with regard to the payment of the costs of the Registrar, the Secretary, any complainant or any person presenting the case to the Council or of the registered medical practitioner, and any costs awarded may be recovered summarily as a civil debt in accordance with the provisions of section 67 of the Magistrates Ordinance. (Amended, 30 of 1966, s. 4 and 95 of 1970, s. 4)
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)–
"due inquiry" means an inquiry by the Council conducted substantially in accordance with procedure prescribed by regulations made under section 33.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the Council to inquire into the question whether the registered medical practitioner was properly convicted but the Council may consider
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