Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
(a)
in a Government hospital, Government health centre or other Government institution for the care, treatment or rehabilitation of patients;
(b)
in a private hospital, private clinic or other private institution for the care, treatment or rehabilitation of patients; or
(c)
by a registered medical practitioner, unless such person is registered under this Act.
(2)
Subsection (1) shall not apply—
(a)
to persons undergoing training for the purposes of this
Act in any of the institutions specified in paragraph (a)
of that subsection as may be approved by the Board or in a training centre; and
Medical Assistants (Registration)
(b)
to persons registered under the Estate Hospital Assistants
(Registration) Act 1965 [Act 435] in so far as such persons are to be employed or are employed in estate hospitals within the meaning of that Act.
(3)
A person registered under the Estate Hospital Assistants
(Registration) Act 1965 shall not be registered under this Act unless he becomes entitled to be registered under this Act and also ceases to be registered under that Act.
Saving provision in respect of persons already employed as medical assistants