Hong Kong Ordinances

CHINESE MEDICINE ORDINANCE - SECT 32

Provisions applicable to Disciplinary Committee of Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Regulatory Committee of Chinese Medicines Traders

(1) If during the period when the Disciplinary Committee of Chinese 
Medicine Practitioners or the Regulatory Committee of Chinese Medicines 
Traders, as the case may be, is considering any complaint or information, a
member of the committee-

   (a)  gives a notice of resignation; or

   (b)  ceases to be a member by reason of the expiry of his term of office or
        other circumstances referred to in section 38, the member may continue
        to be a member of that committee for the purpose of completing the
        performance of his function in respect of that complaint or
        information.

(2) At a meeting of the Disciplinary Committee of Chinese Medicine 
Practitioners or the Regulatory Committee of Chinese Medicines Traders, as the
case may be, the chairman or, in his absence, the deputy chairman, shall
preside.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if both the chairman and the deputy
chairman declare their interest in respect of a particular case which is to be
considered at a meeting, neither of them may preside or sit at the meeting and
the members present (including the chairman and the deputy chairman) shall
elect another member to preside at the meeting.

(4) The quorum of a meeting is 3, subject to 1 of whom being a lay member.

(5) In considering a case which has been brought to the attention of-

   (a)  the Disciplinary Committee of Chinese Medicine Practitioners for
        considering whether the Practitioners Board should be recommended to
        hold an inquiry; or

   (b)  the Regulatory Committee of Chinese Medicines Traders for making
        suitable recommendations to the Medicines Board, both committees shall
        act in accordance with the prescribed procedure.

(6) Where the Disciplinary Committee of Chinese Medicine  Practitioners or the
Regulatory Committee of Chinese Medicines Traders, as the case may be, is
considering any complaint or information received in respect of a particular
case and a member of the committee is subject of such complaint or
information-

   (a)  the member shall not take part in the consideration of such complaint
        or information or attend any meeting held for such purposes;

   (b)  the Council shall at the same time appoint a temporary member; and

   (c)  the committee shall consider the complaint or information afresh.