Malaysia legislation

Section 13A

of *MIDWIVES ACT 1966

Section 13A

Disciplinary jurisdiction of the Board

(2)

The Board may exercise disciplinary jurisdiction over any registered person who⎯

(a)

has been convicted of an offence in Malaysia or elsewhere;

(b)

is, in the opinion of the Board, guilty of improper conduct or gross negligence;

(c)

has obtained registration by fraud or misrepresentation;

(d)

was not at the time of registration entitled to be registered;

or

(e)

is or has been certified to be a drug dependant by a government medical officer or a registered medical practitioner under the Drug Dependants (Treatment and

Rehabilitation) Act 1983 [Act 283].

Disciplinary punishments