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Medical (Amendment) Act 1998
கருத்துகள் மற்றும் உதவிஅதிகாரப்பூர்வ ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பு. சிங்கள அல்லது தமிழ் உரையிலிருந்து வேறுபடும் இடங்களில் எந்த உரை மேலோங்கும் என்பதைச் சட்டமே குறிப்பிடுகிறது.
Amends the Medical Ordinanceஅதிகாரப்பூர்வ மொழிபெயர்ப்பு, ஸ்கேன் செய்யப்பட்ட பிரதியிலிருந்து படிக்கப்பட்டதுDepartment of Government Printing-இன் ஸ்கேன் செய்யப்பட்ட PDF-இலிருந்து, OCR மூலம் படிக்கப்பட்டது; பிழைகள் இருக்கலாம்
s 1Short title
This Act may be cited as the Medical (Amendment)
Act, No. 40 of 1998.
s 2Ainendinent of section #2 of Chapter 105
Section 12 of the Medical Ordinance, (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended as follows :—
by the substitution for the heading “the CEYLON
MEDICAL COUNCIL” of the heading “SRI
LANKA MEDICAL COUNCIL”.
in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for the words “the Sri Lanka Medical Council”
(hereinafter referred to as “the Medical Council”)
shall consist of the following members:—” of the words ‘The Medical Council shall be a body corporate by the name and style of the “Sri Lanka
Medical Council” (hereinafter referred to as the
“Medical Council”) having perpetual succession, and a common seal with power to sue and to be sued in such name and to acquire and hold property movable and immovable and shall consist of ’.
s 3on. Amendment of section 20 of the principal enactinent
Section 20 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—
in paragraph (e) thereof by the substitution for the words “in Sri Lanka; and” of the words “in
Sri Lanka ;”;
by the insertion immediately after paragraph (e)
thereof of the following new paragraph :—
“(ee) a register of persons qualified to practise as a member of a profession supplementary to medicine ; and”
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Amendment of
s 4Section 41 of the principal enactment is hereby section 41 ofthe = amended as follows :—
principal enactment.
in subsection (1) of that section, by the insertion immediately after paragraph (ccc) of that section, of the following paragraph :—
“(cccc) Any estate apothecary who is registered under subsection (288) of this section as being entitled to practise medicine and surgery and whose name is for the time being in the register maintained under that subsection ;”;
in subsection (2A) of that section by the substitution, for the words “aggregate period of at least fifteen years”, wherever those words occur in that subsection, of the words “aggregate period of at least eight years”;
by the insertion immediately after subsection (2B)
of that section of the following subsection :—
“(2BB) (a) any estate apothecary, whether he is employed in an estate or a group of estates or has ceased to be so employed may on furnishing proof to the satisfaction of the Director-General of Health
Services that he—
has had an aggregate period of four years of efficient and satisfactory service as an estate apothecary ;
has, within that period served in one or more hospitals under one or more medical practitioners for an aggregate period of at least three years ; and
holds a diploma conferred by the College
Council, be registered by the registrar on payment of the prescribed fee as being entitled to practice medicine and surgery.
the registrar shall maintain a register of persons registered under this subsection and shall erase therefrom the name of any person ordered to be erased by the Medical Council under subsection (3) of this section ”;
in subsection (3) of that section—
by the subst ‘ition, for the words “subsection (1) (ce) or ary estate dispenser” of the words
“subsection (7) (cc) or under subsection (1)
(ceec) or any estate dispenser ”; and
by the substitution, for the words
“subsection(2B) or an Order”, of the words
“subsection (2B) or subsection (2BB) or an
Order”.
Amendment of section 60a of the principal enactment.
§.
Section 60a of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section, by the repeal of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) thereof.
s 6Amendment of section 608 of the principal enactinent
Section 608 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsections (a), (6), (c) and (d)
thereof.
s 7Insertion of new Part V[ilaa in the principal enactment
. The following new Part is hereby inserted immediately after Part VIHA and shall have effect as Part VHIAa of the principal enactment:
“PART VITIAA
PROFESSIONS SUPPLEMENTARY TO MEDICINE
Register of 60r. The register of persons registered as members Of members of a profession supplementary to professions supplementary Medicine under paragraph (ee) of subsection (1)
tomedicine.
of section 20 shall consist of several parts as follows:—
Part A shall contain the names of all persons admitted to the register as radiographers ;
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Qualification for admission to register of members of supplementary to medicine.
Part B shall contain the names of all persons admitted to the register as medical laboratory technologists;
{c) Part C shall contain the names of all persons admitted to the register as
Physiotherapists;
Part D shall contain the names of all persons admitted to the register as
Occupational Therapists;
The fee for registration , as a member of a profession supplementary to medicine shall be payable to the Registrar on application for registration.
60c.
professions
(a)
A person shall be qualified to be admitted to the register of members of a profession supplementary to medicine as a
Radiographer, if he is of good character and holds a certificate of proficiency as a
Radiographer issued by the College Council.
A person shall be qualified to be admitted to the register of members of a profession supplementary to medicine as a medical laboratory technologist, if he is of good character and holds a certificate of proficiency as a medical laboratory technologist issued by the College Council.
‘A person shall be qualified to be admitted to the register of members of a profession supplementary to medicine as a Physiotherapist, if he is of good character and holds a certificate of proficiency as a Physiotherapist issued by the College Council.
erased from
A person shall be qualified to be admitted to the register of members of a profession supplementary to medicine as an Occupational
Therapist, if he is of good character and holds a certificate of proficiency as an Occupational
Therapist issued bv the College Council.
Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), a person admitted to the register of
Paramedical Assistants, as a radiographer, medical laboratory technologist, physiotherapist or an occupational therapist, as the case may be, and whose registration is in force on the day preceding the date on which this section comes into operation, shall, with effect from the date on which this section has come into operation, be deemed to be admitted to the register of members of a profession supplementary to medicine as a radiographer, medical laboratory technologist, physiotherapist or occupational therapist, as the case may be.
60x.
When a member's name be
The name of any person registered under this Ordinance as a member of a profession supplementary to medicine, may be erased from the register of members of a profession supplementary to medicine, if—
register.
he is deprived of any certificate on the faith of which he was registered as a member of a profession supplementary to medicine; or
he is convicted of an offence which shows him to be unfit to practice as a member of a profession supplementary to medicine; or
he shows such negligence or incapacity as a member of a profession supplementary to medicine that he cannot safely be allowed to pratice as such ; or
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he is guilty of infamous conduct in any professional respect.
Unlawful 60). (1) No person, rtot being a registered pretence tobe member of a profession supplementary to amemberof medicine, shall use any name, title or description
Profession implying that he is registered under this supplementary Ordinance as a registered member of a profession supplementary to medicine.
No person whose name is included in any part of the register of members of a profession supplementary to medicine shall use any name, ttle or description or otherwise do any act of any kind implying that the name of such person is included in some other part of that register in which it is not in fact so included.
Restriction on 60k. No person not being a registered practice asa member of profession supplementary to member of medicine, shall practice for gain, or profess to profession practice, or publish his name as practising, as a
Supplementary member of a profession supplementary to to medicine.
Ley medicine.”.
s 8Amendment of section 68 of the principal enactment
Section 68 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “not exceeding five thousand rupees”, of the words “not fess than five thousand rupees and not exceeding fifty thousand rupees and to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months and in the case of a second or subsequent offence to a fine not less than ten thousand rupees and not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees and to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding twelve months.”.
s 9Insertion of new section 69a in the principal enactment
The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 69 and shall have effect as section 69a of the principal enactment :—
“Forfeiture.
69a (1) On the conviction of any person for an offence under this Ordinance, the Court may order that any article or substance in connection with which the offence was committed, or used in, or in connection with the commission of such offence shall be forfeited to the State.
Any property forfeited to the State by an order made under subsection (1), shall vest absolutely in the Statc. Such vesting shall take effect—
where no appeal is preferred to a High
Court established under Article 154P of the Constitution against the order of forfeiture, on the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be preferred to such High Court against such order of forfeiture ;
where an appeal has been preferred, to a High Court against such order of forfeiture, and no appeal is preferred to the Supreme Court against the order of the High Court affirming or upholding such order of forfeiture, on the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be preferred to the Supreme
Court from such order of the High
Court ;
where an appeal has been preferred to the Supreme Court against such order of forfeiture upon the determination of the Supreme Court affirming or upholding the order of forfeiture.”.
s 10
Fifth Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby — Amendment of the amended by the omission therefrom of—
Fifth Schedule to the principal
the declaration under the heading “Where the enactment.
applicant holds a certificate of proficiency as a-Radiographer issued by the College Council ; ”
the declaration under the heading “where the applicant holds a certificate of proficiency as a
Medical Laboratory Technologist issued by the
College Council” ;
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the declaration under heading “where the applicant holds a certificate of proficiency as a Physiotherapist issued by the College Council” ;
the declaration under the heading “where the applicant holds a certificate of proficiency as an
Occupational Therapist issued by the College
Council ”.
Addition of a new Schedule to the principal enactment.
Il. The principal enactment is hereby amended by the addition at the end thereof of the following new Schedule :—
“SEVENTH SCHEDULE
Declaration for registration as a member of a profession supplementary to medicine.
Where applicant holds a certificate of proficiency as a
Radiographer issued by the College Council.
I (name and address of applicant) hereby declare as follows :—
I am the person named (name) in the certificate of proficiency as a Radiographer issued by the College Council now produced and shown to me and marked A.
(Signature of applicant.)
Dated this day of
Declared before me this day of
(Signature of person
Justice of the Peace or taking the declaration).
Commissioner for
Oaths.
Where applicant holds a certificate of proficiency as a
Medical Laboratory technologist issued by the College
Council.
} (name and address of applicant) hereby declare as follows :—
[ am the person named (name) in the certificate of proficiency as a Medical Laboratory technologist issued by the College Council now produced and shown to me and marked A.
(Signature of applicant.)
Dated this day of
Declared before me this day of
(Signature of person
Justice of the Peace or taking the declaration).
Commissioner for
Oaths.
Where applicant holds a certificate of proficiency as a
Physiotherapist issued by the College Council.
I (name and address of applicant) hereby declare as follows :—
I am the person named (name) in the certificate of proficiency as a Physiotherapist issued by the College Council now produced and shown to me and marked A.
(Signature of applicant.)
Dated this day of
Declared before me this day of
(Signature of person
Justice of the Peace or taking the declaration).
Commissioner for
Oaths.
Where applicant holds a certificate of proficiency as an occupational therapist issued by the College Council.
I (name and address of applicant) hereby declare as follows :—
1 am the person named (name) in the certificate of proficiency as an occupational therapist issued by the College
Council now produced and shown to me and marked A.
(Signature of applicant.)
Date this day of
Declared before me this day of
(Signature of person
Justice of the Peace or taking the declaration).
Commissioner for
Oaths.”.
Sinhala text to
s 12prevail incase of inconsistency
Inthe event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.