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(3) Such certificate shall be impressed with a stamp of twenty-five dollars, and, on production to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, shall entitle such person to registration as a medical practitioner.

(4) Every person applying for registration under section 11 shall furnish to the Medical Board an address within the Colony at which all notices from the Medical Board may be served on him. Notice of the decision of the Medical Board shall be served on the applicant at the address so furnished.

Medical

strike off

13. (1) If any registered practitioner is convicted of Power of any offence or after due inquiry is considered by the Medical Board to Board to have been guilty of infamous conduct in any pro- censure or fessional respect, the Medical Board may either censure the the register. said registered practitioner or direct that his name be struck off the register.

(2) It shall be lawful for the Medical Board to publish the result of any inquiry held under this section either with or without an account of proceedings at the said inquiry.

(3) The Medical Board may also after due inquiry direct in the name of any person to be struck off the register who, their opinion-

(a) has obtained registration by fraud or misrepresenta-

tion; or

(b) was not at the time of registration entitled to be registered.

(4) Reasonable notice of any proposed inquiry under this section shall be served on the person concerned.

(5) Notice of the decision of the Medical Board shall in all cases under this section be served on the person concerned.

(6) The striking off the register under this section or the publication under sub-section (2) shall not take place until after the expiration of fourteen days from the date of the service of the decision of the Medical Board on the person concerned and in case of appeal shall await the decision of the Governor in Council.

14. Every person who fraudulently procures or attempts Fraudulent to procure

himself or any other person to be registered by registration. making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either oral or in writing, and every person who aids and assists him therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.

15. Every person who-

Penalty on person

title,

or

falsely taking name

(1) Wilfully and falsely takes or uses any name, addition implying a qualification to practise medicine or implying surgery; or

(2) not being registered, practises for gain, professes to practise, or publishes his name as practising medicine or surgery, or receives any payment as practising medicine or

surgery

shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceed- ing one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.

qualifica- tion.