Section 27
Temporary registration
Any person who is neither a Malaysian citizen nor a permanent resident of Malaysia who intends to practise as a counsellor in Malaysia may apply in the prescribed form for temporary registration.
(2)
An application under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by an application for a practising certificate and the prescribed fee.
(3)
On receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Board shall consider the application and may permit the applicant to be temporarily registered if the Board is satisfied that—
(a)
he is registered or licensed as a counsellor, or is otherwise permitted by law to practise as a counsellor, in the country where he ordinarily practises as a counsellor;
(b)
he possesses counselling expertise; and
(c)
his physical presence is required in Malaysia for not less than one hundred and eighty days in one calender year for purposes of providing counselling services or he is a resident representative of the foreign component of a joint venture for such purposes.
(4)
If the Board permits an applicant to be temporarily registered, it shall direct the Registrar to issue to the applicant a certificate of temporary registration and a practicing certificate.
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(5)
If the Board refuses to register the applicant, the Registrar shall immediately serve a notice of the Board’s refusal on the applicant.
(6)
An applicant who is aggrieved by the refusal of the Board to register him may appeal in writing to the Minister within twenty-one days from the date on which the notice of such refusal is served on him.
(7)
The decision of the Minister shall be final.
(8)
A certificate of temporary registration and a practising certificate issued under subsection (4) shall be valid for a period of twelve months from the date the certificates are issued.
(9)
A certificate of temporary registration and a practising certificate issued under subsection (4) may be renewed on application being made to the Board in the prescribed form not less than thirty days before the date of expiry of the certificates.
(10)
Every application made under subsection (9) shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee and such documents and information as may be required by the Board.