CO129-555-12 Medical Registration Ordinance 1935 4-10-1935 - 29-6-1936 — Page 8

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have

in Val Genmore Mill cause

Council may wire to offer, it is proposed to

inform the acting Governor that His

Majesty will not be advised to exercise

His power of disallowance with respect to the

Ordinance No. 41 of 1935.

I am, etc.,

(Signed) H. R. COWELL

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No.552.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

8th October, 1935.

Sir,

Enclosure No.1.

Enclosure No.2.

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I have the honour to submit for the

signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following

Ordinance intituled: -

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law

regulating the registration of practitioners

in medicine and surgery.

2. The enclosed report by the Attorney

General explains the objects and reasons of the

Ordinance.

Con

G. M. l.

а

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

N.L. Smith

Officer Administering the Government.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,

&c.

&C.,

&c.

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L.S.

HONG KONG.

No. 41 OF 1935.

I assent.

N. L. SMITH,

Officer Administering the Government.

4th October, 1935.

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law regulating

the registration of practitioners in medicine and surgery.

4th October, 1935.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Medical Registra- Short title. tion Ordinance, 1935.

2. In this Ordinance

(a)" Person registered ", or words to the like effect, shall be deemed to refer to a person registered under this Ordinance.

(b) "Practise" includes the diagnosis of any form or forms of disease whether the cases diagnosed be treated medically or surgically or not: Provided that laboratory assistants who work for or under a registered practitioner shall not by reason only of such laboratory work be deemed to practise medicine or surgery.

Interpreta-

tion.

practise

3. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to Saving of

rights of affect the right of any Chinese person to practise medicine or Chinese surgery according to purely Chinese methods and to demand persons who and recover reasonable charges in respect of such practice according Provided that such person does not take or use any name, to Chinese title or addition calculated to induce anyone to believe that he is qualified to practise medicine or surgery according to modern scientific methods.

methods.

tioners.

4.-(1) The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services Register of shall keep a register of medical and surgical practitioners practi qualified to practise medicine and surgery in this Colony, as nearly as may be according to Form No. 1 in the First First Schedule.

(2) Such register shall be divided into two parts. Part I shall contain the names of persons qualified to practise medicine and surgery generally. Part II shall contain the names of persons authorised by the Governor to sign medical certificates of the cause of death for the purposes of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1934, under the proviso to section 9 (1) of this Ordinance.

Schedule Form No. 1.

Ordinance No. 21 of 1934.

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