Malaysia legislation

Section 22

of MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (REGISTRATION) ACT 1977

Section 22

The Minister may make regulations to prescribe anything required by this Act to be prescribed and for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of this section, the regulations may provide for—

(a)

the procedure at meetings and other proceedings of the

Board;

(b)

the prescription of minimum educational qualifications and other requirements for admission to training centres;

(c)

the training of persons intending to be registered as medical assistants and the approval of institutions to be training centres;

(d)

the conduct of examinations and matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith;

(e)

the fees to be paid for examinations, applications for registration, issue certificates of registration and renewals thereof;

(f)

the fees to be paid to examiners;

(g)

the form of application for certificates of registration and renewals thereof and the requirements to be complied with;

(h)

the qualifications requisite for registration as medical assistants and the grounds on which registration and renewal thereof may be refused;

(i)

the form, maintenance and publication of the register the form of certificates of registration and renewals thereof;

(j)

the removal of names from and the restoration of names to the register;

(k)

the Board to constitute committees and authorize the delegation to committees of any of the powers of the

Board and to regulate the proceedings of committees;

(l)

the prescription and the nature of duties to be performed by medical assistants.

Medical Assistants (Registration)

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Act 180

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short title

In force from

Act A621

Medical Assistants (Registration)

31-05-1985;

(Amendment) Act 1985

except para 8(a) and 22(a) of first schdeule

West Malaysia—

14-02-1980;

Sabah &

Sarawak—

01-11-1980

P.U. (A) 342/2002

Rectification of Laws 23-08-2002

(Rectification of Medical

Assistants (Registration)

Act 1977) Order 2002

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KUALA LUMPUR

Act 180

MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (REGISTRATION) ACT 1985

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from 1

Act A621 31-05-1985 2

Act A621 31-05-1985

Act A621 31-05-1985 3

Act A621 31-05-1985

Act A621 31-05-1985 6

Act A621 31-05-1985 7

Act A621 31-05-1985 8

Act A621 14-02-1980,

01-11-1980 18

Act A621 31-05-1985 21

Act A621 31-05-1985 22

Act A621 14-02-1980,

01-11-1980