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Section 35

Falsely personating, using or holding out as a registered practitioner

of Allied Health Professions Act 2016

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Section 35
(1)

A person who is not registered under this Act shall not—

(a)

falsely personate a registered practitioner;

(b)

take or use any name, title, addition or description implying that he is a registered practitioner or that he is recognized by law as a registered practitioner;

(c)

use any form of diagnostic, investigative or therapeutic equipment or device to induce any person to believe that he is a registered practitioner; or

(d)

hold himself out, by advertisement or otherwise, as being qualified or authorized to practise as a registered practitioner.

30 Laws of Malaysia ACT 774

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence, shall be liable to a further fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.