Medical Council Act
Part I-Preliminary
AN ACT
To make better provision with regard to the composition and functions of the Medical Council and the discharge of these functions.
(1) Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Medical Council Act 1999.
(2) Interpretation.
In this Act -
"annual list " means the annual list of general practitioners and specialists published under section 30;
"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Council;
" Code of Practice" means the code of practice established under section 12 (c);
"Council" means the Council established under section 3;
"diploma in medicine" means any diploma, degree, licence or other like qualification or authority to practise medicine granted by a medical institution;
“ general practitioner” means a person who is registered as such under section 20;
“infamous conduct” includes causing or bringing disrepute to the medical profession by improper behaviour;
“malpractice” includes a failure to exercise due professional skill or care, which results in injury to or loss of life of a person;
“ medical institution” means any university, corporation, college, faculty or other institution which –
(a) is authorised under the laws of any country to provide courses leading to a diploma in medicine; and
• is prescribed by regulations made by the Council;
“ medicine” includes surgery and midwifery, but does not include veterinary medicine and veterinary surgery;
“ member” means a member of the Council and includes the Chairperson;
“ Minister” means the Minister responsible for the subject of health;
“negligence” includes failure on the part of a registered person to exercise the proper and timely care expected from a registered person;
“Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry responsible for the subject of health;
“ professional misconduct” includes improper, disgraceful, dishonourable or unworthy conduct;
“ register” means a register kept under section 20;
“ registered person “ means a person whose name is on one of the registers kept under section 20;
“ registered medical practitioner” means a person registered as general practitioner or a specialist under section 20;
“ Registrar” means the Registrar of the Council appointed under section 10;
“ specialist” means a person registered as a specialist under section 20;
“ Specialist qualification” means a post-graduate qualification in a medical speciality obtained after a full time training of-
• in the case of a person who obtained his specialist qualification before the prescribed year, not less one year;
• in the case of a person who obtained his specialist qualification after the prescribed year, not less than three years.
in a medical institution and obtained after a certificated examination;
“Tribunal” means the Medical Disciplinary Tribunal set up under section 15.