Hong Kong Ordinances

CHINESE MEDICINE ORDINANCE - SECT 76

Registered Chinese medicine practitioner not to practise without practising certificate

Practising Certificate

(1) A registered Chinese medicine practitioner other than one registered under
section 85 shall not practise Chinese medicine unless he is the holder of a
practising certificate which is then in force.

(2) An application for the issue or renewal of a practising  certificate may
be made by a registered Chinese medicine practitioner to the Registrar in
writing and shall be accompanied by-

   (a)  a prescribed fee; and

   (b)  a declaration as to-

        (i)    whether he has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of any
               offence punishable with imprisonment- (A) since his
               registration; or (B) since the last renewal of his
               practising certificate, as the case may be;

        (ii)   whether he has been found guilty in Hong Kong or elsewhere of
               misconduct in a professional respect- (A) since his
               registration; or (B) since the last renewal of his
               practising certificate, as the case may be;

        (iii)  in the case of his having been so convicted or so found guilty
               of misconduct, the place and nature of each such offence or
               record of misconduct, as the case may be; and

   (c)  in the case of renewal, such documents or certificates in relation to
        continuing education in Chinese medicine as may be required by the
        Practitioners Board.

(3) Upon receipt of an application under subsection (2), the Registrar may
issue or renew the practising certificate specifying such conditions or
restrictions as may be imposed if-

   (a)  the declaration referred to in subsection (2)(b) states to the effect
        that the registered Chinese medicine practitioner-

        (i)    has not been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of any offence
               punishable with imprisonment; and

        (ii)   has not been found guilty in Hong Kong or elsewhere of
               misconduct in a professional respect; and

   (b)  the documents or certificates referred to in subsection (2)(c) show
        that the registered Chinese medicine practitioner has complied with
        the requirements determined by the Practitioners Board under
        section 82.