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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Health Professions Act, No. 56 of
1974
(...Title amended by Act _ - was entiteld ""Medical, Dental and Supplementary Health Service Professions Act, 1974")
Long title
To consolidate and amend the laws providing for the establishment of the South African Medical and Dental Council, for control over the training of and for the registration of medical practitioners, dentists and practitioners of supplementary health service professions; to provide for control over the training of and for the registration of psychologists; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
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(...Title amended by Act _ - was entiteld ""Medical, Dental and Supplementary Health Service Professions Act, 1974")
Long title
To consolidate and amend the laws providing for the establishment of the South African Medical and Dental Council, for control over the training of and for the registration of medical practitioners, dentists and practitioners of supplementary health service professions; to provide for control over the training of and for the registration of psychologists; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. |
Definitions |
| CHAPTER I. CONTINUED EXISTENCE AND OBJECTS, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL | |
| 2. | Continued existence of South African Medical and Dental Council |
| 3. | Objects of the council |
| 4. | General powers of the Council |
| 5. | Constitution of council |
| 6. | Vacation of office and filing of vacancies |
| 7. | President and vice-president |
| 8. | Meetings of the council |
| 9. | Quorum and procedure at meetings |
| 10. | Executive committee |
| 11. | Other committees |
| 12. | Appointment of registrar and staff |
| 13. | Financing of council |
| 14. | Minister may rectify defects |
| 15. | Establishment of professional boards in respect of certain professions |
| CHAPTER II. TRAINING AND REGISTRATION | |
| 16. | Control over training |
| 17. | Registration a prerequisite for practicing |
| 18. | Keeping of registers |
| 19. | Removal of name from, and restroraton to, register |
| 20. | Appeal against refusal to register or removal from register |
| 21. | Custody and publication of registers |
| 22. | Register as proof |
| 23. | Issue of deuplicate registratoin certificate, certificate of status, extract from register or certificate by registrar |
| 24. | Qualifications prescribed for registration |
| 25. | Prescribing of qualifications obtained outside Republic by South African citizens |
| 26. | Limited registration |
| 27. | Exemption of certain registered persons holding qualifications prescribed under sectoni 25(2) from certain restrictions |
| 28. | Exemption of certain registered persons holding qualifications referred
to in sectoin 26(1)(a) or 26(1)(c), from certain restrictions |
| 29. | Registration of certain persons so as to enable them to give educational deminstration |
| 30. | Registration of certain persons so as to enable them to engage in post-graduate studies |
| 31. | Universitites to furnish the council with certain particulars |
| 32. | Examinations and registration of persons practising supplementary health service professions |
| 33. | Definition of scope of professions referred to in sectoin 32 and registration of certain persons |
| 34. | Minister may declare certain areas to be prscribed areas in relation to certain professions and amy make regulations for other areas |
| 35. | 35. Registration and use of additional qualifications, and registration of specialities |
| CHAPTER III. OFFENCES BY UNREGISTERED PERSONS | |
| 36. | Penalties for practising as a medical practituoner or as an intern or for performing certain other acts, while unregistered |
| 37. | Penalties for practising as a psychologist or for performing certain other acts whilee unregistered |
| 38. | Penalties for practising as a dentist, or for performing certain other acts, while unregistered |
| 39. | Prohibition of performance for gain of certain acts in prescribed aareas by unregistered persons |
| 40. | Penalty for professing to be registered person |
| CHAPTER IV. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF THE COUNCIL | |
| 41. | Inquiry by council into charges of misconduct |
| 42. | Matters for and procedure at inquiry by the council |
| 43. | Postponement of imposition of penalty and suspension of operation of penalty |
| 44. | Effect of suspension or removal from reigster |
| 45. | Cognizance by council of conduct of registered persons under certain circumstances |
| 46. | Penalty for false evidence |
| 47. | Limitation of liability |
| 48. | Inquiry by professional board of a profession into charges of misconduct by members of such profession |
| 49. | Council to make rules relating to offences under this Chapter |
| 50. | Council may after consultatoin with professional board concerned make
rules specifying acts or omissions for the purposes of section 48 |
| 51. | Restrictoin in or suspensio from practice of registered person |
| CHAPTER V. GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS | |
| 52. | Medical practitioners or dentists may dispense medicines |
| 53. | Charges by registered persons |
| 54. | Consultation by council with professional board in case of certain determinations under section 53(3) |
| 55. | Penalty for false representation inducing registration, for false entires in register and for impersonation |
| 56. | Death of person under anaesthetic |
| 57. | Commission on prescriptions |
| 58. | Onus of proof |
| 59. | Limitations in respect of unregistered persons |
| 60. | Investigation of matters relating to the teaching or training of certain classes of persons |
| 61. | Regulations |
| 62. | Levying of annual fees on certain registered persons |
| 63. | Levying of annual fees on persons registered as psychologist or under section 32 |
| 64. | Repeal of laws |
| 65. | Application of Act in South West Africa |
| 66. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [s64] |
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| As unamended Act 1974_056_000_19741016 | EXT.LINK | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1971_095_000_19710716 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1975_057_000_19750620 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1976_033_000_19760407 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1977_036_000_19770330 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1978_052_000_19780419 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1980_043_000_19800509 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1981_066_000_19810918 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1982_038_000_19820324 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1984_058_000_19840502 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1986_097_000_19860912 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1990_079_000_19900704 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1991_094_000_19910703 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1992_058_000_19920506 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1995_018_000_19950721 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1996_088_000_19961122 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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