Malaysia legislation

Section 6A

of *REGISTRATION OF PHARMACISTS ACT 1951

Section 6A

(2)

The provisionally registered person shall, immediately upon being provisionally registered, engage in employment as a pharmacist to the satisfaction of the Board for a period of not less than one year in any of the premises listed in the Second Schedule.

(3)

The Board may extend for not more than one year the period of employment of a provisionally registered person if the Board is not satisfied with the performance of the person as a pharmacist.

(4)

The provisional registration of a person shall be revoked if the person fails to comply with subsection (2).

(5)

The Minister may from time to time, after consulting the Board, add to, delete from or amend the Second Schedule by order published in the Gazette.

(6)

A provisionally registered person shall be deemed to be registered under this Act so far as is necessary—

(a)

to enable him to enter upon and engage in the employment mentioned in subsection (2); and

(b)

for the purposes of any written law or such other purposes as the Minister may direct, but no further.

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(7)

The Board may exempt from subsection (2) any person who holds any of the qualifications referred to in subsection 6(1) and has been registered by any registration body responsible for the registration of pharmacists recognized by the Board if the Board is satisfied that such person has gained experience which is not less both in character and scope and in length of time in an institution or hospital approved by the Board.

(8)

A provisionally registered person shall during the period of employment under subsection (2) be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].

Person entitled to full registration