CHEMISTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.

Amendment of section 2

by substituting for paragraph (b) the following paragraph:

“(b) to provide—

for the training, education and examination by the Institute or any other body, of persons intending to be members; and

by substituting for paragraph (d) the following paragraph:

“(d) to promote the importance of the profession of chemistry and also to increase public awareness and appreciation with regard to the field of chemistry;”;

in paragraph (e), by substituting for the full stop at the end of paragraph (e) a semicolon; and

by inserting after paragraph (e) the following paragraphs:

“(f) to provide information and advice to members and the public on matters relating to chemistry;

to collaborate with other government agencies, national and international professional bodies, national and international scientific organizations and higher educational institutions on matters relating to chemistry;

to provide professional input, advice and consultation on national and global issues affecting the public by working closely with academia, other professional bodies and the industry;

Chemists (Amendment)

to approve or refuse the granting of accreditation of chemistry and chemistry-related programs in public higher educational institutions and private higher educational institutions in Malaysia in accordance with the Malaysian Qualifications

Agency Act 2007 [Act 679];

to advise the Minister on matters relating to chemistry and chemistry profession; and

to promote advances in the field of chemistry and chemistry-related sciences and their applications.”.

Amendment of section 9

by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1a)  Whenever the post of the Registrar is vacant due to the vacancy of the post of the Director General of Chemistry, the Minister shall appoint any person to perform the duties of the Registrar until the new

Director General of Chemistry is appointed.”;

in subsection (2), by deleting the words “, with the approval of the Minister,”;

in subsection (4), by substituting for the word “Registrar”

the word “Council”; and

by deleting subsection (5).

Amendment of section 15

in subsection (1), by substituting for the words “as Fellows,

Associates and Licentiates” the words “into three grades, namely Fellow, Member and Licentiate.”; and

by substituting for subsection (3) the following subsection:

“(3)  The Registrar shall cause to be published in the Gazette, at least once in every year, a copy of the register which contains changes to the list of membership roll of the register of members who have been removed from the register, included in the register or upgraded from Licentiate to Member or Member to Fellow.”.

Amendment of section 17

in subsection (1), by substituting for the words “Fellowship,

Associateship and Licentiateship” the words “Fellow,

Member and Licentiate”;

in paragraph (2)(a), by substituting for the words “pass or honours degree” the word “degree”;

in subsection (3)—

by substituting for the words “an Associate” the words “a Member”;

in subsection (4)—

in paragraph (a), by substituting for the words “pass or honours degree” the word “degree”; and

by substituting for the words “an Associate” the words

“a Member”; and

by substituting for the words “Associate of the Malaysian

Institute of Chemistry” the words “Member of the

Malaysian Institute of Chemistry”.

Amendment of section 19