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named in the notice, and to continue to do so until a clearance certificate has been furnished in respect of the contact to the Deputy Director:
Provided that, at any time before a clearance certificate is given in respect of any contact, the contact may send to the medical practitioner or to the Deputy Director a transfer notice of the intention of the contact to transfer to some other medical practitioner, and thereupon the treatment notice shall have effect as if the name of the medical practitioner was therein substituted for that of the medical practitioner formerly named therein.
6. Transfer notices
(1) A transfer notice shall specify the name and address of the medical practitioner to whom the contact proposes to transfer, and, in the event of any change or proposed change in the address of the contact, shall also specify the new address of the contact.
(2) A contact by whom a transfer notice is given shall within 7 days after giving the notice attend for and submit to medical examination by the medical practitioner named in the notice.
7. Supply of certificate to be free of charge
Medical practitioners shall furnish free of charge any certificates required for the purposes of this Ordinance.
8. Service of notice to be personal
Any examination notice and any treatment notice shall be served upon the person on whom it is required to be served personally, except in any case in which service by post is authorized by the Deputy Director on being satisfied that all reasonable steps to effect personal service have been taken.
9. Power to amend the Schedule
The Governor in Council may amend the forms in the Schedule and may add further forms.
10. Application of law of defamation
If a patient found by a medical practitioner to be suffering from a venereal disease gives to him information as to a person from whom the patient suspects that the disease was contracted, such information shall be deemed for the purposes of the law relating to defamation to have been communicated in pursuance of a statutory duty.
1989 Ed.]
Venereal Disease
[CAP. 275
3
named in the notice, and to continue to do so until a clearance certificate has been furnished in respect of the contact to the Deputy Director:
Provided that, at any time before a clearance certificate is given in respect of any contact, the contact may send to the medical practitioner or to the Deputy Director a transfer notice of the intention of the contact to transfer to some other medical practitioner, and thereupon the treatment notice shall have effect as if the name of the medical practitioner was therein substituted for that of the medical practitioner formerly named therein.
6.
Transfer notices
(1) A transfer notice shall specify the name and address of the medical practitioner to whom the contact proposes to transfer, and, in the event of any change or proposed change in the address of the contact, shall also specify the new address of the contact.
(2) A contact by whom a transfer notice is given shall within 7 days after giving the notice attend for and submit to medical examination by the medical practitioner named in the notice.
7. Supply of certificate to be free of charge
Medical practitioners shall furnish free of charge any certificates required for the purposes of this Ordinance.
8.
Service of notice to be personal
Any examination notice and any treatment notice shall be served upon the person on whom it is required to be served personally, except in any case in which service by post is authorized by the Deputy Director on being satisfied that all reasonable steps to effect personal service have been taken.
9.
Power to amend the Schedule
The Governor in Council may amend the forms in the Schedule and may add further forms.
10. Application of law of defamation
If a patient found by a medical practitioner to be suffering from a venereal disease gives to him information as to a person from whom the patient suspects that the disease was contracted, such information shall be deemed for the purposes of the law relating to defamation to have been communicated in pursuance of a statutory duty.
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