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[接上页] (Amended 37 of 1966 s. 4) Cap 343 s 8 Exemption from section 7 (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the Registrar may, in his absolute discretion, exempt from the provisions of section 7 any clinic in existence on 5 September 1963. (2) After 31 December 1967, the Registrar shall not grant an exemption under subsection (1) in respect of a clinic carried on in a vehicle, whether mobile or not, or in premises which were at any time a vehicle. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance- (a) any exemption granted under subsection (1) prior to the commencement of the Medical Clinics (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1966 (37 of 1966) and in force at the commencement of that Ordinance shall continue in force until 1 January 1968 and shall then cease to be valid; and (b) any such exemption granted after the commencement of the Medical Clinics (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1966 (37 of 1966) shall be valid until the end of the year in which it is granted.(4) (a) If the person registered in respect of a clinic that has been exempted under subsection (1) from the provisions of section 7 desires that the exemption shall be renewed, he shall make application for its renewal during the first week of the month of November, or, for good reason shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar, at such later date as the Registrar may allow. (b) The Registrar may, in his absolute discretion, upon application in accordance with paragraph (a) renew any such exemption for a period of one year at a time, save that, after 31 December 1967, the Registrar shall not renew any such exemption in respect of a clinic carried on in a vehicle, whether mobile or not, or in premises which were at any time a vehicle. (c) Without prejudice to the discretion conferred upon the Registrar by paragraph (b) as to the renewal of any such exemption, the Registrar may refuse to renew any such exemption if he is satisfied that, within the preceding 12 months, any person practising medicine in the clinic has contravened the Code of Practice published under subsection (7).(5) On the grant of any exemption under subsection (1) and on the renewal of any such exemption, the Registrar shall impose conditions relating to the remuneration to be paid to any persons practising medicine in the clinic other than registered medical practitioners and may impose such other conditions as he thinks fit. (6) The Registrar may, in his absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor, cancel any exemption granted under subsection (1). (7) The Registrar may publish a Code of Practice for the purposes of this section prescribing standards of conduct for persons, other than registered medical practitioners, practising medicine in clinics and regulating the functions of such persons, and any such Code of Practice may prohibit the discharge by such persons of specified functions. (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 28 of the Medical Registration Ordinance (Cap 161), persons practising medicine in a clinic and in receipt of remuneration from the clinic in accordance with the conditions imposed on the grant or renewal of an exemption under subsection (1) shall not by reason solely of such practice be guilty of an offence under that section. (9) (Repealed 81 of 1984 s. 2) (Replaced 37 of 1966 s. 5) Cap 343 s 9 Exemptions from section 6 to cease to be valid (1) Every exemption granted under section 8(1) prior to the commencement of the Medical Clinics (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1966 (37 of 1966) exempting a clinic from the provisions of section 6 shall continue in force until 1 January 1968 and shall then cease to be valid, and, unless the person registered in respect of a clinic so exempted from the provisions of section 6 is re-registered in respect thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, he shall thereupon cease to be so registered. (2) If the person registered in respect of any such clinic desires to continue to be so registered after 31 December 1967, he shall make application for re-registration in accordance with section 6(1)(a). (Added 37 of 1966 s. 5) Cap 343 s 10 Cancellation of registration Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Registrar may at any time cancel the registration of a person in respect of a clinic on any ground which would entitle the Registrar to refuse an application for the registration of that person in respect of that clinic, or on the ground that that person has been convicted of an offence against the provisions of this Ordinance or that any other person has been convicted of such an offence in respect of that clinic. Cap 343 s 11 Notice of refusal or of cancellation of registration (1) In his absolute discretion the Registrar may, before refusing an application for registration or cancelling any registration, give to the applicant or to the person registered, as the case may be, notice of his intention so to do, stating the grounds on which he intends to refuse the application or cancel the registration and containing an intimation that the applicant or the person registered may make written representations to him. |