| 1.
| | This Ordinance may be cited as the Medical Ordinance.*(The provisions of the Medical Ordinance shall not apply to or in relation to the practice of, or to persons practising, medicine, surgery, pharmacy or nursing according to ayurveda-See section 83 of the Ayurveda Act, No. 31 of 1961.) |
| 2.
| | Jury Service. |
| 3.
| | College Council to manage the Medical Council. |
| 4.
| | Cost of maintenance. |
| 5.
| | Constitution of College Council. |
| 6.
| | Procedure of College Council Meetings. [3,30 of 1987] |
| 7.
| | Certificates & c. |
| 8.
| | Fees. |
| 9.
| | Appointments. |
| 10.
| | Professors, &c, of College to be public officers. [4,45 of 1941] |
| 11.
| | Power to make regulations. |
| 12.
| | Constitution and duties of Medical Council. [5,30 of 1987] [2,40 of 1998] [2, 28 of 2018] |
| 13.
| | Members of Medical Council to be medical practitioners. [6,30 of 1987] |
| 14.
| | Tenure of office of members. [ 7,30 of 1987] |
| 15.
| | Vacation of seat by member of Medical Council. |
| 16.
| | Filling up of vacancies. |
| 17.
| | Registrar and other officers. |
| 18.
| | Appeals to Minister. |
| 19.
| | Power to make regulations. |
| 19A.
| | Power of persons authorized by the Medical Council to enter and make inquiries at recognized universities and institutions. [ 11, 30 of 1987] |
| 19B.
| | Power of Medical Council to require recognized universities and institutions to furnish information. [ 11,30 of 1987] |
| 19C.
| | Power of Medical Council to recommend withdrawal of recognition of qualifications granted by recognized universities or institutions.[ 11, 30 of 1987] |
| 19D.
| | Inquiries. [11, 30 of 1987] |
| 19E.
| | Interpretation. [ 11, 30 of 1987] |
| 20.
| | Registers to be kept by registrar.[ 2, 37 of 1961] [ 12,30 of 1987] [2,15 of 1996] [3,40 of 1998]
[2, 1 of 2017] [3, 28 of 2018] |
| 21.
| | Punishment for fraudulently procuring persons to be registered. |
| 22.
| | Continuance of existing registers. |
| 23.
| | Change of residence. |
| 24.
| | Change of qualification. |
| 25.
| | Power to erase name from register and to restore any name to register. |
| 26.
| | Registrar to keep each register up to date. |
| 26A.
| | Renewal of registration. [ 13, 30 of 1987] |
| 27.
| | Publication of registers in Gazette. |
| 28.
| | Proof of contents of registers. |
| 29.
| | Registration as medical practitioners. [14,30 of 1987] [2,6 of 2014] |
| 30.
| | *(* Section 30 is repealed by section 15 of Act No. 30. of 1987, t Reference to Director-General of Health Services shall be deemed to include a reference to Director-General of Teaching Hospitals. See section 38 of Act No. 30 of 1987. ) |
| 31.
| | Temporary registration of certain doctors employed by the Government. [16,30 of 1987] |
| 32.
| | Certificate of experience in approved hospitals or institutions. [17,30 of 1987] |
| 33.
| | When may medical practitioner's name be erased from register. [18,30 of 1987] |
| 34.
| | Meaning of "legally qualified medical practitioner", & c. |
| 35.
| | Registered medical practitioners entided to practise medicine and surgery. [19,30 of 1987] |
| 36.
| | Right to recover charges for medical or surgical advice, & c. |
| 37.
| | Medical certificates. |
| 38.
| | Restrictions practice by unregistered persons. |
| 39.
| | Rights of persons provisionally registered as medical practitioners. [ 6,23 of 1955] |
| 39A.
| | Qualifications required for registration as a medical or dental specialist. [4, 28 of 2018] |
| 39B.
| | Registration as a medical or dental specialist. [4, 28 of 2018] |
| 39C.
| | No person to practice as a medical or dental specialist without registration. [4, 28 of 2018] |
| 39D.
| | Registered medical or dental specialists entitled to practice in the respective field. [4, 28 of 2018]
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| 40.
| | *(* Section 40 is repealed by Act No. 31 of 1961. ) |
| 41.
| | Saving for Government apothecaries and estate dispensers. |
| 42.
| | Women medical missionaries. |
| 43.
| | Qualifications for registration of dentist [21, 30 of 1987][4, 25 of 1988] [3, 1 of 2017] |
| 43A.
| | Provisional registration of dentists. [4, 1 of 2017] |
| 43B.
| | Rights of persons provisionally registered as dentists. [4, 1 of 2017] |
| 44.
| | *(* Section 44 is repealed by section 22 of Act No. 30 of 1987. Paragraph (a) is omitted by section 23 of Act No. 30 of 1987) |
| 45.
| | When may dentist's name be erased from register. |
| 46.
| | Meaning of "legally qualified dentist," & c. |
| 47.
| | Registered dentists entitled to practise dentistry and dental surgery. |
| 48.
| | Right to recover charges for dental operation & c. [4,27 of 1949] |
| 49.
| | Restrictions on practice by unregistered persons. |
| 50.
| | Persons holding special licence issued under the Dentists Registration Ordinance. |
| 51.
| | Qualifications for registration as midwife. |
| 52.
| | When may midwife's name be erased from register. [27,30 of 1987] |
| 53.
| | Use of title "registered midwife". |
| 54.
| | Restriction on practise of midwifery by unauthorized persons. |
| 55.
| | Regulation of the practice of midwifery by midwives. [ 6,45 of 1941] |
| 56.
| | Qualification for registration as pharmacist. [3,23 of 1985] |
| 57.
| | When may pharmacist's name be erased from register.[4,23 of 1985] |
| 58.
| | Unlawful pretence to be a pharmacist. |
| 59.
| | Restriction on practice of pharmacy by unqualified persons. |
| 60.
| | Name and qualification of pharmacist to be exhibited in shop. |
| 60A.
| | Registration of para-medical assistants to be in separate parts. [29, 30 of 1987] |
| 60B.
| | Qualification for admission to register of para-medical assistants. [ 29, 30 of 1987] |
| 60C.
| | When para-medical assistant's name may be erased from register. [ 29, 30 of 1987] |
| 60D.
| | Unlawful pretence to be assistant. [ 29,30 of 1987] |
| 60E.
| | Registration on practice as assistant by unqualified person. [29,30 of 1987] |
| 60F.
| | Register of members of medicine. [7,40 of 1998] |
| 60G.
| | Qualification for admission to register of members of professions supplementary to medicine. [7,40 of 1998] |
| 60H.
| | When a member's name be erased from register. [7,40 of 1998] |
| 60J.
| | Unlawful pretence to be a member of profession supplementary medicine. [7,40 of 1998] |
| 60K.
| | Restriction on practice as a supplementary to medicine. [7,40 of 1998] |
| 61.
| | Advisory board. [4,10 of 1949] |
| 62.
| | Register of nurses to be in separate parts. [4,10 of 1949] |
| 63.
| | Conditions of admission to register [31,30 of 1987] |
| 64.
| | Erasure of names from register of nurses. [4,10 of 1949] [32,30 of 1987] |
| 65.
| | Unlawful pretence to be a nurse, &c.[4,10 of 1949] |
| 66.
| | Restriction on practice of nursing by unregistered persons. [4,10 of 1949] |
| 67.
| | Regulation of the practice of nursing.[4,10 of 1949] |
| 67A.
| | Registration as medical practitioners, dentists or nurses of certain persons no qualified under the preceding provisions of this Ordinance. [ 33, 30 of 1987] |
| 68.
| | General penalty. [8,40 of 1998] |
| 69.
| | Abetment and attempts. |
| 69A.
| | Every offence to be a cognizable [5,25 of 1988] |
| 69A.
| | Forfeiture. |
| 70.
| | Fees. |
| 71.
| | Variation of Schedules. |
| 72.
| | Regulations. [7,45 of 1941] |
| 73.
| | Expense of Ordinance. |
| 74.
| | Interpretation. [3,6 of 2014] [5, 28 of 2018] |
| 74A.
| | Apothecary to be known as assistant practitioner.[ 39, 30 of 1987] |
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