Malaysia legislation

Section 34

of MEDICAL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

Section 34

Section 34c of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

by deleting the word “fully” ; and

(ii)

by substituting for the words “hospital, clinic or health centre or in any other similar institution”

the words “healthcare facility and services”;

(b)

by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1a)  The Director General may delegate his power under subsection (1) to any State Health Director or an equivalent officer.”; and

(c)

by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2)  A medical practitioner who is authorized under subsection (1) or (1a) to perform any of the functions referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) shall be deemed to be a Government Medical Officer for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593] and any other relevant laws in Malaysia.”.

Amendment of section 35