Hong Kong Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5

Qualifications and experience for entry in various parts of the register

For the purposes of section 13(4) of the Ordinance the Secretary shall enter
the name of an occupational therapist-

   (a)  who holds a qualification referred to in regulation 4 and who has-

        (i)    experience of not less than 1 year- (A) acquired after the
               occupational therapist acquired such qualification; and (B)
               recognized for the purposes of this regulation by the Board; or

        (ii)   such other experience, acquired before the occupational 
               therapist obtained such qualification, as may be accepted by
               the Board in a particular case subject to such conditions (if
               any) relating to the acquisition of post qualification
               experience as the Board may impose, in Part I of the register;

   (b)  who holds a qualification referred to in regulation 4 but does not
        have the experience referred to in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii), in Part
        II of the register;

   (c)  to whom a certificate of provisional registration has been issued
        under section 15 of the Ordinance, in Part III of the register; and

   (d)  who is qualified to be registered under section 12(1)(b) or (c) of the
        Ordinance in that part of the register determined by the Council under
        section 12(1A) of the Ordinance. (Enacted 1990)