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[接上页] (Enacted 1993) Cap 428 s 13 Registration committee (1) The Council may appoint a registration committee of not less than 3 persons to consider the qualifications of applicants. (2) The Secretary may nominate a person to be a member of the registration committee, and, if a person is so nominated, the Council shall appoint him to the committee. (3) The registration committee shall make recommendations to the Council on the acceptability of the qualifications which require the Council's acceptance under section 9(1)(a). (4) The Council shall not be bound by a recommendation of the registration committee under subsection (3). (5) The Council may delegate any of its functions relating to registration and the renewal of registration to the registration committee. (Enacted 1993) Cap 428 s 14 Certificate of registration The Secretary may, on payment by a registered chiropractor of the prescribed fee, issue to the registered chiropractor a certificate of registration in a form determined by the Council. (Enacted 1993) Cap 428 s 15 Removal of name from the register (1) The Secretary may remove the name of a registered chiropractor from the register if he is satisfied that the registered chiropractor has- (a) died; (b) applied to discontinue his registration; (c) for 6 months following the expiry of his current practising certificate under section 12(3) or (4), failed to apply for a practising certificate to be issued to him under section 12(2); (d) ceased to hold a qualification by virtue of which he was registered; or (e) failed to notify a change of details required under section 8(3).(2) Subject to section 20(2), the Secretary shall remove a name from the register if he receives an order of the Court of Appeal or an inquiry committee directing that the name be removed from the register. (3) Where the Secretary intends to remove the name of a registered chiropractor from the register under subsection (1)(c), (d) or (e), he shall send notice of his intention by prepaid registered post to the registered address of the registered chiropractor and shall not remove his name until the expiry of a period of 28 days after the date of posting the notice. (4) If the Secretary gives notice to a registered chiropractor that- (a) he has not, for 6 months following the expiry of his current practising certificate under section 12(3) or (4), applied for a practising certificate to be issued to him under section 12(2) and, before the Secretary acts to remove his name from the register, the registered chiropractor properly applies for a practising certificate to be so issued; (b) he has ceased to hold a qualification by virtue of which he was registered and, before the Secretary acts to remove his name from the register, the registered chiropractor satisfies the Council that he holds the qualification; or (c) he has failed to notify a change of details required under section 8(3) and, before the Secretary acts to remove his name from the register, the registered chiropractor takes such action as will remedy the defect in the register,the Secretary shall not remove the name from the register for the reason set out in the notice referred to in subsection (3). (5) If the name of a registered chiropractor is removed from the register, his registration and any practising certificate issued to him under section 12(2) and for the time being in force is deemed to be cancelled and he shall return any certificate issued in respect of his registration and any such practising certificate to the Secretary. (6) No refund shall be made to any person of any prescribed fee, or any part of any prescribed fee, on the removal of his name from the register or the cancellation of his practising certificate under this section. (7) The Secretary may correct any error apparent on the face of the register. (Enacted 1993) Cap 428 s 16 Disciplinary offences PART IV DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS (1) A registered chiropractor commits a disciplinary offence if he- (a) commits misconduct or neglect in any professional respect; (b) has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance; (c) has obtained registration under this Ordinance by fraud or misrepresentation; (d) was not at the time of his registration under this Ordinance entitled to be registered; (e) without reasonable excuse, fails to attend before an inquiry committee when summoned either as a witness or as a person in respect of whom the inquiry committee is meeting; or (f) has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of an offence which may bring the profession of chiropractic into disrepute.(2) If a person who has been guilty of misconduct or neglect in a professional respect or has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance or has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of an offence which may bring the profession of chiropractic into disrepute, informs the Council of such misconduct, neglect or conviction when he applies for registration or renewal of registration and the Council subsequently accepts the person for registration or renewal of registration, that person shall not, for the purposes of registration or renewal of registration, be considered as having committed a disciplinary offence in respect of the disclosed misconduct, neglect or conviction. |