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17. Every person who, after the 3rd day of May, 1884,— (1.) wilfully and falsely takes or uses in this Colony any name, title, taking name or addition implying a qualification to practise medicine or sur- implying qualification, gery; or, (2.) not being either registered under this Ordinance or entitled to the benefit of section 20, practises for gain, or professes to prac- tise, or publishes his name as practising, medicine or surgery or receives any payment as practising medicine or surgery, shall be liable for each offence, on summary conviction before a Ma- gistrate, to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Miscellaneous Provisions.

18.--(1.) All questions respecting the right of any person to be re- gistered, or the mode of registration, or the liability of any person to be struck off the register, and all questions respecting any alteration of the register, shall, in case of dispute, be decided, subject to an appeal to the Governor-in-Council.

(2.) If there is no such appeal, the order, direction, or decision shall be final.

(3.) If there is such an appeal, the decision of the Governor-in-Coun- cil shall be final, and he may give all such directions to the Colonial Secretary as may be necessary for enforcing such decision.

19. All civil medical officers and all medical officers of Her Majesty's Navy and Army, respectively serving in this Colony on full pay, shall be deemed to be registered under this Ordinance.

20.--(1.) Any person actually practising medicine or surgery in this Colony at the commencement of this Ordinance and objecting to be registered under its provisions who, before the 3rd day of May, 1884, satisfies the Colonial Secretary that he was so practising shall be deemed to be a person entitled to the benefit of this section.

(2.) The Colonial Secretary shall publish a list of the names of all such persons in The Gazette of the 3rd day of May, 1884, and a copy of the said Gazette shall be prima facie evidence in all legal proceedings that the persons therein specified are persons entitled to the benefit of this section, and the absence of the name of any person from such copy shall be prima facie evidence to the contrary.

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Saving as to civil and naval and military me- dical officers.

Saving as to persons actu- ally practising and ob- jecting to be registered.

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