Hong Kong Regulations

CHINESE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS (DISCIPLINE) REGULATION - SECT 2

Interpretation

In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires-

"Board" (中醫組) means the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board established
by section 12(a) of the Ordinance;

"Board chairman" (中醫組主席) means the chairman of the Board mentioned
in section 13(a) of the Ordinance;

"Board secretary" (中醫組秘書) means the secretary of the Board appointed
under section 23(2) of the Ordinance;

"Committee" (小組) means the Disciplinary Committee of Chinese Medicine
Practitioners established under section 25(1)(a)(iii) of the Ordinance;

"Committee chairman" (小組主席) means the chairman of the Committee
mentioned in section 28(a) of the Ordinance;

"Committee secretary" (小組秘書) means the secretary of the Committee;

"complainant" (申訴人) means a person who makes a complaint mentioned in
section 3, and where the context permits, includes an informant;

"defendant" (被告人), in relation to a complaint or information, means a
registered Chinese medicine practitioner in respect of whom a complaint or
information has been made, and includes a person who has ceased to be a
registered Chinese medicine practitioner after a complaint or information has
been made in respect of him;

"legal representative" (法律代表) means-

   (a)  a solicitor or counsel who holds a current practising certificate or a
        legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers  Ordinance (
        Cap 87) representing the Board secretary; or

   (b)  a solicitor or counsel who holds a current practising certificate
        representing the defendant or complainant, at an inquiry under this
        Regulation.

"Board" (中醫組)

"Board chairman" (中醫組主席)

"Board secretary" (中醫組秘書)

"Committee" (小組)

"Committee chairman" (小組主席)

"Committee secretary" (小組秘書)

"complainant" (申訴人)

"defendant" (被告人)

"legal representative" (法律代表)