Hong Kong Ordinances

CHIROPRACTORS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 12

Practising certificates

(1) A registered chiropractor shall not practise chiropractic in Hong Kong
unless he is the holder of a practising certificate which is then in force.

(2) Subject to the payment of the prescribed fee the Secretary shall, on
application made to him in that behalf issue to the registered  chiropractor a
certificate, in a form determined by the Council, to the effect that he is,
subject to any conditions and restrictions specified in the certificate,
entitled to practise chiropractic in Hong Kong.

(3) Where a practising certificate is issued pursuant to an application made
during the course of a year in respect of that year, the certificate shall,
subject to section 15(5), be in force from the time of its issue until the end
of that year.

(4) Where a practising certificate is issued pursuant to an application made
during the course of a year in respect of the following year, the certificate
shall, subject to section 15(5), be in force for a period of 12 months
commencing on 1 January in that following year.

(5) A registered chiropractor shall, not earlier than 3 months prior to the
expiry of the current practising certificate, apply to the Secretary for
renewal of his practising certificate in a form determined by the Council.

(6) A registered chiropractor shall pay the prescribed fee for an application
for renewal of his practising certificate at the time of applying for such
renewal.

(7) If a registered chiropractor does not apply for renewal of his practising
certificate before the expiry of his current practising certificate the
Secretary shall, on the expiry of the current practising certificate, note in
the register that the certificate has not been renewed.

(8) Where a registered chiropractor fails to renew his practising certificate
within time, the Council may extend the time for renewal if the
registered chiropractor pays to the Council the prescribed fee for the
extension of time.

(9) Any grant of extension of time by the Council under subsection

(8) shall not affect any offence under any other Ordinance that the person who
has failed to renew on time may commit as a result of the failure. (Enacted
1993)