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Establishment
and composi- tion of boards.
Purposes of boards.
Meetings of
the Council and boards.
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(b) by recommending a board to carry on such activities, or to imit its activities in such manner, as the Council considers appropriate after consultation with the board on the proposals referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) by concerning itself with matters appearing to it to be of special interest to any 2 or more of the boards, and by giving to the boards such advice and assistance as it thinks fit with respect to such matters; and
(d) by exercising its powers under this Ordinance in such manner as the Council considers most conductive to the satisfactory per- formance by each board of the board's functions under this Ordin-
ance.
5. (1) For each profession there shall be a board consisting of not less than 9 and not more than 12 members comprising the following--
(a) a
Chairman appointed by the Governor from among the members of the Council, other than a member appointed under section 3(1)(d)(iv);
(b) 1 person, being a registered medical practitioner, appointed by the Governor, on the nomination of the Hong Kong Medical Associa- tion;
(c) 1 person, being a registered medical practitioner, appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the Hong Kong Branch of the British Medical Association;
(d)
person specially qualified to advise the board on professional education appointed by the Governor; and
(e) not less than 5 and not more than 8 persons, being members of
the relevant profession, appointed by the Governor.
(2) Any member of a board may, upon the expiry of his term of office, be reappointed.
(3) Any member of a board appointed under subsection (1) or reappointed under subsection (2) may before the expiry of his term of
office-
(a) resign his office by notice to the Governor; or
(b) be removed from office by the Governor for permanent in- capacity or other sufficient cause (as to the existence of which the decision of the Governor 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 each board who shall be appointed by the Governor.
6.
The purposes of a board appointed under section 5 shall be- (a) to promote adequate standards of professional practice and professional conduct among members of the relevant profession; and
(b) to carry out the functions assigned to it under this Ordinance.
(1) The Council and each board shall meet at such times and places as their respective Chairmen may appoint.
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(2) At any meeting of the Council or a board 6 members shall form a quorum.
(3) In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of the Council, the Deputy Chairman shall act in his place and if the Deputy Chairman is also absent, those members present shall appoint one of their number to act as chairman.
(4) In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of a board, those members present shall appoint one of their number to act in his place.
(5) Every item for consideration before any meeting of the Council or a board shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting thereon and in the event of an equality of votes the Chairman or member presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.
(6) Subject to this Ordinance, the Council and a board may regulate its own procedure.
8. The Council and a board may transact any of its business by the Transaction of circulation of papers and a resolution in writing which is approved in business by writing by a majority of the members shall be as valid and effectual as papers.
if it had been passed at a meeting of the Council or a board by the votes
of the members so approving the resolution.
circulation of
9. (1) Subject to this section the Council and any board may Appointment of appoint committees for the better discharge of its functions under this committees. Ordinance.
(2) The number of members of any such committee and their term
of office shall be fixed by the Council or the board, as the case may be. (3) Any committee may include persons who are not members of the Council or the board.
(4) Each committee shall have as its chairman a member of the Council or of the board, and the Council or the board may make rules respecting the quorum, proceedings and place of meeting of any committee. (5) The Council or a board may in writing delegate to a committee, with or without restrictions or conditions, any of the powers or functions of the Council or the board:
Provided that no delegation made hereunder shall preclude the Council or the board from exercising or performing at any time any of the powers or functions so delegated.
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PART III
REGISTRATION AND PRACTISING CERTIFICATES
(1) Each board shall cause a register for the relevant profession to be kept in the form prescribed and the secretary of the board shall be responsible for the maintenance and custody of the register.
(2) The secretary of the board shall from time to time insert in the register any alteration or addition which may come to his knowledge to the name, addresses, or qualifications of any person registered.
(3) The secretary shall make such amendments to the register as are made necessary by any decision of the board.
Every profes- sion to have a
separate register.
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