Section 32
Power of Director General to suspend or revoke
of Pathology Laboratory Act 2007
The Director General shall, after the expiry of the period of twenty-one days and after considering any representation made by the holder of an approval or the licensee under section 31, decide whether to suspend or revoke the approval or the licence or to take no further action.
(2)
Where the Director General decides to suspend an approval or a licence, he shall issue to the holder of the approval or the licensee a suspension order with recommendations for rectification and on how to manage a patient’s sample or medical records including a patient’s laboratory result with or without any terms or conditions.
(3)
The suspension order issued under subsection (2) shall take effect from the date on which the suspension order is served on the holder of an approval or the licensee.
(4)
A suspension order shall be withdrawn if the holder of an approval or the licensee complies with the recommendations for rectification and any terms and conditions as may be specified in the suspension order to the satisfaction of the Director General.
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(5)
Where a holder of an approval or licensee fails to comply with any recommendation for rectification and any terms and conditions as may be specified in the suspension order to the satisfaction of the Director General, the Director General shall issue a revocation order to the holder of the approval or the licensee.
(6)
Where the Director General decides to revoke an approval or a licence, he shall issue to the holder of the approval or the licensee a revocation order with recommendations on how to manage a patient’s sample or medical records including a patient’s laboratory result.
(7)
The revocation order issued under subsections (5) and (6)
shall take effect from the date on which the revocation order is served on the holder of the approval or the licensee.