What is MEDICAL ACT 1971?

*MEDICAL ACT 1971 is Malaysia Act, cited as Act 50 1971, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1971.

Is MEDICAL ACT 1971 still in force?

Yes — MEDICAL ACT 1971 is currently in force.

When did MEDICAL ACT 1971 take effect?

MEDICAL ACT 1971 was first recorded in 1971.

How many sections does MEDICAL ACT 1971 have?

MEDICAL ACT 1971 contains 76 sections.

What amends MEDICAL ACT 1971?

MEDICAL ACT 1971 has been amended by AKTA PERUBATAN (PINDAAN) 2012 and MEDICAL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2024.

Where can I read the official version of MEDICAL ACT 1971?

The official text of MEDICAL ACT 1971 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.

MEDICAL ACT 1971 (No. 50)

PRELIMINARY

Short title

Section 1

This Act may be cited as the Medical Act 1971.

Section 2

Interpretation

“certificate” means either the certificate of provisional registration, certificate of full registration, certificate of registration as a specialist, practicing certificate, temporary practicing certificate or any other

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certificates as may be determined by the Council from time to time and issued under the Act;

“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the

Council appointed under section 4C who shall act as the Secretary of the Council;

“Council” means the Malaysian Medical Council established under section 3;

“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;

“fully registered” means fully registered under section 14;

“fully registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner issued with a certificate of full registration under section 14;

“Fund” means the Malaysian Medical Council Fund established under section 4H;

“healthcare facility” means any premises in which one or more members of the public receive healthcare services”;

“houseman training” means the period of training in resident medical practice for the purpose of being fully registered medical practitioner;

“member” means a member of the Malaysian Medical Council established under section 3;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for health;

“practising certificate” means the annual practising certificate issued under section 20;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;

“President” means the President of the Malaysian Medical Council;

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“Professional Indemnity Cover” means a financial security for a registered medical practitioner in a professional liability action;

“provisionally registered” means provisionally registered under section 12;

“provisionally registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner issued with certificate of provisional registration under section 12;

“public services” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 132 of the

Constitution and, in addition, it also means the service of any local authority or the service of any statutory authority exercising powers vested in it by federal or State law, and the expression “public service”

shall be construed accordingly;

“qualification” means any diploma, degree, fellowship, membership, licence, authority to practise, letters, testimonial, certificate or other status or document granted by any university, corporation, college or other body, or by any department of, or persons acting under the authority of, the government of any country or place in or outside

Malaysia;

“recognized specialist qualification” means a qualification conferred by any recognized training institution;

“recognized training institution” means a higher education provider as defined under section 2 of the Malaysian Qualification Agency

Act 2007 [Act 679] for the purpose of registration under section 4 of this Act;

“Register” means the Malaysian Medical Register under section 11;

“registered” means provisionally registered under section 12 or fully registered under section 14, as the case may be;

“registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner issued with provisional registration under section 12 or full registration under section 14;

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“Registrar” means the Registrar of Medical Practitioners referred to in section 10;

“Specialist” means a fully registered medical practitioner under section 14C;

“temporary practicing certificate” means the temporary practicing certificate issued under section 16;

“traditional and complementary medicine” means a form of health-related practice designed to prevent, treat or manage ailments or illness or preserve the mental and physical well-being of an individual and includes such practices as traditional Malay medicine, traditional

Chinese medicine, traditional

Indian medicine, homeopathy, and complementary therapies, but excludes medical or dental practices used by a registered medical or dental practitioner.

THE MALAYSIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL

Establishment of the Council

Section 3

(2)

The Council shall have perpetual succession and a common seal.

(3)

The Council may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

(4)

Subject to and for the purposes of this Act and upon such terms as it deems fit, the Council may―

(a)

enter into contracts;

(b)

acquire, purchase, take, lease, hold, sell and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description; and

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(c)

convey, assign, surrender, yield up, charge, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or deal with, any movable or immovable property, vested in the

Council.

Composition of the Council

Section 3A

(a)

the Director General who shall be the President;

(b)

nine fully registered medical practitioners from the representatives of recognized local universities and university colleges to be nominated from among the members of the faculty by the governing bodies of the respective recognized local universities and university colleges and appointed by the Minister;

(c)

three fully registered medical practitioners from the private sector to be nominated by the Council and appointed by the

Minister;

(d)

three fully registered medical practitioners from the public services to be nominated by the Director General and appointed by the Minister;

(e)

fifteen fully registered medical practitioners resident in

Peninsular Malaysia to be elected by the fully registered medical practitioners resident in Peninsular Malaysia;

(f)

one fully registered medical practitioner resident in Sabah to be elected by the fully registered medical practitioners resident in Sabah; and

(g)

one fully registered medical practitioner resident in Sarawak to be elected by the fully registered medical practitioners resident in Sarawak.

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(2)

No person shall be appointed to be a member under paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) or elected as a member under paragraph (1)(e), (f) or (g) unless the person is a citizen of Malaysia and holds a current and valid practising certificate.

(3)

No person shall be eligible to elect a member under paragraph (1)(e), (f) or (g) unless the person is a citizen of Malaysia and holds a current and valid practising certificate.

(4)

The election of the members referred to in paragraphs (1) (e), (f)

and (g) shall be conducted in such manner as may be prescribed.

(5)

No person shall serve as an appointed and elected member at the same time.

(6)

A person may be appointed to be a member under paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) or elected under paragraph (1)(e), (f) or (g)

notwithstanding that he has previously been a member under paragraph (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g).

(7)

For the purpose of this section, “resident” refers to the principal place of practice as stipulated in the medical practitioner’s current and valid practising certificate.

Tenure of office

Section 3B

(2)

A member of the Council appointed under paragraph 3A(1)(b),

(c)

or (d) or elected under paragraph 3A(1)(e), (f) or (g) shall be eligible for reappointment or reelection.

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Revocation of appointment and resignation

Section 3C

(2)

A member of the Council appointed under paragraph 3A(1)(b),

(c)

or (d) or elected under paragraph 3A(1)(e), (f) or (g) may at any time resign his office by a written notice addressed to the President.

Vacation of office and filling of vacancy

Section 3D

(a)

he dies;

(b)

there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted in Malaysia or elsewhere on a charge in respect of—

(i)

an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or

(ii)

an offence under any law relating to corruption; or

(iii)

any other offence punishable with imprisonment

(whether in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine);

(c)

he becomes a bankrupt;

(d)

he is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;

(e)

he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the

Council or if he attends less than fifty percent of meetings in a year without leave of the President;

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(f)

his name has been struck off from the Register or has since been removed from the Register of medical practitioners maintained in any place outside Malaysia;

(g)

his resignation is accepted by the President;

(h)

he is no longer resident in the constituency that elected him;

or

(i)

his appointment is revoked by the Minister.

(2)

Where a member of the

Council appointed under paragraph 3A(1)(b), (c) or (d) or elected under paragraph 3A(1)(e), (f)

or (g) dies before completion of his term of office, or resigns, or otherwise ceases to be a member by reason of any provision of this

Act, a person shall be appointed or elected, as the case may be, in his place in accordance with the provisions applying in the case of the person dying or resigning or ceasing to be a member for the residue of the term for which such person might have held office if he had not died or resigned or ceased to be a member.

(3)

Notwithstanding subsection (2), the vacancy in the office of any member elected under paragraph 3A(1)(e), (f) or (g) shall not be filled for the residue of that term where the death, resignation or ceasing to be a member occurs within twelve months before the date on which his term of office would have come to an end by effluxion of time.

(4)

The Council shall not be prevented from performing any of its functions and powers under this Act by any vacancy in its membership.

Power of Minister to appoint members of the Council

Section 3E

(2)

On the coming into operation of this Act and until such time as the members referred to in paragraphs 3A(1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g)

are nominated or elected, as the case may be, the Minister shall appoint in their place respectively such persons as are qualified to be nominated or elected and the persons so appointed shall be deemed to be members as if they had been duly nominated or elected under paragraphs 3A(1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g).

Disqualification from nomination and appointment or election

Section 3F

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(a)

he has been found guilty by a court of any offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or of any offence punishable with imprisonment (whether in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine); or

(b)

he is a bankrupt; or

(c)

his name has at any time been struck off from the Register or has since been removed from the Register of medical practitioners maintained in any place outside Malaysia.

(2)

A fully registered medical practitioner whose name has been suspended from the Register, or who has been reprimanded under section 30 shall not be eligible to be nominated, appointed or elected, as the case may be, under paragraph 3A(1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g)—

(a)

in the case of a suspension, for a period of six years after the expiration of such suspension; or

(b)

in the case of a reprimand, for a period of six years from the date of such reprimand.

(3)

If a member who has been nominated and appointed or elected under the Act is disqualified to be nominated and appointed or elected under this Act, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat.

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Suspension of member of the Council

Section 3G

(a)

appoints a committee to conduct a preliminary investigation;

or

(b)

holds a disciplinary inquiry, in respect of a fully registered medical practitioner who is a member of the Council, such member shall be suspended as a member of the

Council.

(2)

The suspension referred to in subsection (1) shall—

(a)

in the case of a preliminary investigation, take effect from the date of commencement of the investigation; or

(b)

in the case of a disciplinary inquiry, take effect from the date of institution of the inquiry.

(3)

Where at the conclusion of a preliminary investigation the

Council determines that a disciplinary inquiry be held, the period of suspension of a member shall continue until the conclusion of the disciplinary inquiry.

(4)

A member of the Council who has been suspended under subsection (1) shall forthwith be reinstated as member if at the conclusion of the preliminary investigation or the disciplinary inquiry, as the case may be, the Council finds that no case has been made out in respect of the member.

(5)

A member of the Council who is to be reinstated pursuant to subsection (4) shall, if the reinstatement is to take effect before the expiration of his term of office, be reinstated to hold office for the unexpired period of his term of office.

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Functions of the Council

Section 4

The Council shall have the following functions:

(a)

to register medical practitioners; and

(b)

to regulate the practice of medicine.

Powers of the Council

Section 4A

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the powers of the Council shall include power to—

(a)

ensure that the provisions of this Act and the regulations are administered, enforced, given effect to, carried out and complied with;

(b)

regulate the standards of practice of registered medical practitioners;

(c)

regulate the professional conduct and ethics of registered medical practitioners;

(d)

approve or refuse any application for registration or certification in accordance with this Act or regulations;

(e)

determine any fees or fines payable;

(f)

issue certificates;

(g)

borrow or raise money from time to time by bank overdraft or otherwise for any of the purposes specified in this section;

and

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(h)

recognize and accredit medical qualifications based upon the recommendation of the Joint Technical Committee establish under Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007 for the purpose of registration.

Appointment of employees of the Council

Section 4B

(2)

No person shall be eligible for appointment or employment as an employee of the Council if he has, directly or indirectly, by himself or through his partner any share or interest in any contract or proposed contract with, for or on behalf of the Council.

Chief Executive Officer

Section 4C

(2)

The Council shall vest in the Chief Executive Officer such powers and impose upon him such duties as may be determined by the

Council.

(3)

The Chief Executive Officer shall be the Secretary to the

Council and be responsible for—

(a)

the overall administration and management of the functions and the day-to-day affairs of the Council;

(b)

carrying out the decisions and directions of the Council;

(c)

managing the functions, programmes, employees and other resources of the Council; and

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(d)

preparing strategic plans and budgets for the consideration of the Council.

(4)

The Chief Executive Officer shall have general control of the employees of the Council.

(5)

In carrying out his duties under this section, the Chief Executive

Officer shall act under the general authority and direction of the

Council.

(6)

The President may, after consultation with the Council, appoint any officer of the Council to carry out the duties of the Chief Executive

Officer—

(a)

if for any period the Chief Executive Officer is unable, by reason of illness, leave of absence or any other reason, to carry out his duties; or

(b)

during any period of vacancy in the office of the Chief

Executive Officer.

Common seal

Section 4D

(2)

The common seal shall be kept in custody of the Chief

Executive Officer or such other person as may be authorised by the

Council and shall be authenticated by either the Chief Executive

Officer or such person as may be authorized by the Council in writing.

(3)

All deeds, documents and other instruments purporting to be sealed with the common seal and duly authenticated shall, until the contrary is proven, be deemed to have been validly executed.

(4)

Any deed, document and other instrument which, if executed by a person not being a body corporate, is not required to be under seal

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may in like manner be executed by the Council or an employee of the

Council authorized in that behalf.

(5)

The common seal of the Council shall be officially and judicially noticed.

Committees of the Council

Section 4E

(2)

The Council may elect any of its members to be the chairman of a committee.

(3)

The Council may appoint any person to be a member of a committee.

(4)

The quorum of any such committee shall be three, unless otherwise determined by the Council.

(5)

A member of a committee shall hold office for such term as may be specified in his letter of appointment and is eligible for reappointment.

(6)

The Council may revoke the appointment of any member of a committee without assigning any reason for the revocation.

(7)

A member of a committee may, at any time, resign by giving notice in writing to the President of the Council.

(8)

The Council may, at any time, discontinue or alter the constitution of a committee.

(9)

A committee shall be subject to, and act in accordance with, any direction given to it by the Council.

(10)

The meetings of a committee shall be held at such times and places as the chairman of the committee may determine.

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(11)

A committee shall cause—

(a)

minutes of all its meetings to be maintained and kept in proper form; and

(b)

copies of the minutes of all its meetings to be submitted to the Council as soon as practicable.

(12)

A committee may invite any person to attend any of its meetings for the purpose of advising it on any matter under discussion but that person shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting.

(13)

Members of a committee and any person invited under subsection (12) shall be paid such allowances and other expenses as the Council may determine after consultation with the Minister.

Delegation of Council’s functions and powers

Section 4F

(a)

the Chairman;

(b)

a member of the Council; or

(c)

a committee.

(2)

Any person delegated with such function and power shall be bound to observe and have regard to all conditions and restrictions imposed by the Council and all requirements, procedures and matters specified by the Council.

(3)

Any function and power delegated under this section shall be performed and exercised in the name and on behalf of the Council.

(4)

The delegation under this section shall not preclude the Council itself from performing or exercising at any time any of the delegated functions and powers.

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Disclosure of interest

Section 4G

A member of the Council or any committee established under section 4E who has or acquires a direct or indirect interest whether by himself, a member of his family or his associate in relation to any matter under discussion by the Council or committee shall disclose to the Council or committee, as the case may be, the fact of his interest and the nature of that interest.

Section 4H

The Malaysian Medical Council Fund

(2)

The Fund shall consist of—

(a)

such sums as may be provided by the Government for the purposes of this Act from time to time;

(b)

all fees and charges imposed by or payable to the Council in accordance with this Act;

(c)

all moneys earned from services provided by the Council in accordance with this Act;

(d)

all moneys derived as income from investments by the

Council;

(e)

all moneys derived from the sale, disposal, lease or hire of, or any other dealing with, any property, mortgages, charges or debentures vested in or acquired by the Council;

(f)

all other moneys and property which may in any manner become payable to or vested in the Council in respect of any matter incidental to its functions and powers; and

(g)

all other moneys lawfully received by the Council under this

Act, including interest.

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Expenditure to be charged on the Fund

Section 4I

The Fund shall be expended for the following purposes:

(a)

paying any expenditure lawfully incurred by the Council;

(b)

paying for the remuneration, allowances and other expenses of the members of the Council, members of committees and employees of the Council;

(c)

paying any expenses, costs or expenditure in relation to the procurement of goods and services, including the engagement of consultants, legal fees and costs and other fees and costs, lawfully incurred or accepted by the Council in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers under this Act; and

(d)

generally, paying any other expenses for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

Conservation of the Fund

Section 4J

It shall be the duty of the Council to conserve the Fund by so performing its functions and exercising its powers under this Act to secure that the total revenue of the Council are sufficient to meet all sums properly chargeable to its revenue account, including depreciation and interest on capital, taking one year with another.

Section 5

Public Authorities Protection

The Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 [Act 198] shall apply to any action, suit, prosecution or proceeding against the Council or against any member, officer, servant or agent of the Council in respect of any act, neglect or default done or committed by him in such capacity.

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Section 6

Public servants

All members of the Council, while discharging their duties as such members, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].

Section 7

First Schedule

(2)

The Minister may from time to time, after consulting the

Council, amend the First Schedule by order published in the Gazette.

Power of the Minister to issue directions

Section 8

The Minister may, from time to time, issue general directions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the Council shall give effect to such directions.

Section 9

Returns, etc.

The Council shall furnish the Minister with all such returns, reports, accounts and information with respect to its activities as he may require from time to time.

REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

Registrar

Section 10

(2)

The Director General shall be the Registrar.

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Malaysian Medical Register

Section 11

(2)

The Registrar shall be responsible for the maintenance and custody of the Register in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations thereunder.

(3)

The Register shall be deemed to be a public document within the meaning of the Evidence Act 1950 [Act 56].

Persons entitled to provisional registration

Section 12

(a)

he holds—

(i)

any of the qualifications specified in the third column of the Second Schedule granted by an institution specified in relation to that qualification in the second column of that Schedule for a duration of recognition that shall be determined by the Council; or

(ii)

a qualification in medicine and surgery other than the qualifications referred to in subparagraph (i), deemed suitable for registration by the Minister after consulting the Council;

(aa) in the case of a person who holds a qualification referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii), he has passed such examination as may be prescribed or set for the purpose of this paragraph by a body approved by the Minister;

(aaa) he is a citizen or spouse of a citizen or a permanent resident;

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(b)

he produces to the Registrar evidence to the satisfaction of the Registrar that, subject to his being provisionally registered, he has been selected—

(i)

for employment under subsection 13(2) or that he is eligible to be exempted therefrom under subsection 13(6).

(ii)

(Deleted by Act A840).

(c)

he has proven to the satisfaction of the Council that he is fit and is of good character.

(2)

The Minister may from time to time, after consulting the

Council, add to, delete from or amend the Second Schedule by order published in the Gazette.

(3)

An application for provisional registration as a medical practitioner shall be made to the Registrar in the specified form and manner and be accompanied by the documents and particulars and payment of a fee as may be determined by the Council.

Experience which a provisionally registered person shall be required to obtain

Section 13

(1A)

For the purposes of subsection (2) there shall be established a committee to be known as the Medical Qualifying Committee consisting of the following members:

(a)

the President as Chairman;

(b)

four members of the Council nominated from and representing the recognized local universities and university colleges and appointed by the Chairman;

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(c)

four representatives from the Ministry of Health; and

(d)

four other members of the Council nominated from those not representing the recognized local universities and university colleges and appointed by the Chairman.

(2)

The provisionally registered person shall, immediately upon being provisionally registered, engage in employment in a resident medical capacity to the satisfaction of the Medical Qualifying

Committee for a period of not less than one year in any hospital or institution in Malaysia which is approved by the said Committee for the purpose of such employment; four months of such period shall be spent in a resident surgical post, four months in a resident medical post and four months in a resident obstetrical and gynaecological post; at the conclusion of satisfactory service, as certified by the Medical

Qualifying Committee, under this paragraph, the provisionally registered person shall be entitled to a certificate issued by the Council in the prescribed form as determined by the Council from time to time.

(3)

(Deleted by Act A840).

(4)

Where, on application in that behalf, a person satisfies the

Council that by reason of lasting physical disability or any other reason as determined by the Council he will be or has been prevented from embarking on, or completing, any period of experience of the practice of surgery or obstetrics and gynaecology required for the purpose of subsection (2), the Council may, if it thinks fit, direct that the applicant may for those purposes count in lieu thereof experience of the practice of medicine (in addition to what would otherwise be required in his case for those purposes) acquired in the like manner and for the like period, or, as the case may be, for so much of that period as will have remained uncompleted.

(4A)

Notwithstanding paragraph 12(1)(aaa), the Council may consider any person who is a non-citizen and not a spouse of a citizen studying in any recognized local training institution to be provisionally registered for the purpose of obtaining the experience as provided in subsection (2).

(5)

(Deleted by Act A840).

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(6)

The Council may exempt from subsection (2) any person who holds any of the qualifications referred to in paragraph 12(1)(a) if the

Council is satisfied that such person has had experience which is not less both in character and scope and in length of time than the experience mentioned in subsection (2):

Provided that if the Council is further satisfied that such experience has been had in an institution or hospital approved by the institution which granted the qualification, it shall exempt such person from subsection (2):

And provided further that if the experience which has been had in an institution or hospital approved by the institution which granted the qualification is only partly of the character and scope mentioned in subsection (2), the Council may exempt such person from subsection (2) in respect of such part only of the period of experience required thereunder as the Council may deem fit.

(7)

A provisionally registered person shall be deemed to be fully registered under this Act so far as is necessary—

(a)

to enable him to enter upon and engage in the employment and service mentioned in subsection (2); and

(b)

for the purpose of any such written law or such other purposes, as the Minister may direct by order published in the Gazette, but not further.

(8)

A provisionally registered person shall, during the period of employment under subsection (2), be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code.

(9)

In this section, the reference to employment in a resident medical capacity shall be construed as reference to employment in the practice of medicine, where the person in question is resident in the hospital or institution where he is employed or conveniently near thereto, and is by the terms of his employment required to be so resident.

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Persons entitled to full registration

Section 14

(a)

he has been provisionally registered under section 12;

(b)

he has submitted a certificate issued under subsection 13(2);

and

(c)

he has proven to the satisfaction of the Council that he is fit and of good character.

(2)

An application for full registration as a medical practitioner shall be made to the Council in the specified form and manner and be accompanied by such documents or particulars and payment of a fee as may be determined by the Council.

(2A)

Notwithstanding subsection (1), any person may be fully registered under this section subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be stipulated by the Council if—

(a)

such person intends to teach, do research or pursue a post-graduate course in a specialty area under such recognized training programme in any recognized training institution;

(b)

such person possesses medical or surgical skill which the

Council considers to be of international standing or to be of special value to the country; or

(c)

such person possesses qualifications which in the opinion of the Council are adequate, for so long as he continues to engage himself exclusively in teaching, research or postgraduate study, as the case may be.

(2B)

The registration granted under subsection (2A) shall be for a period not exceeding two years and may be renewed at the discretion of the Council for further periods, each not exceeding one year.

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(2C)

The Council may, at any time, cancel any registration granted under subsection (2A) if such person has been found to have violated any condition of his registration.

(3)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, any person may be fully registered under this section subject to such restrictions and conditions, including qualification, location, place and type of practice provided that the person seeking registration under this subsection possesses a qualification with respect to which the Minister, after consulting the Council, is satisfied that it is adequate.

Registered medical practitioner practising as specialist

Section 14A

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be subjected to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Council.

Person entitled to registration as specialist

Section 14B

A person is entitled to be registered as a specialist under this Act if—

(a)

he has been fully registered under section 14;

(b)

he has attended specialized training in that specialty in a recognized training institution;

(c)

he holds a recognized specialist qualification; and

(d)

he has proven to the satisfaction of the Council that he is fit and is of good character.

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Registration as specialist

Section 14C

(2)

Where the Council decides to approve the application, the

Council shall direct the Registrar to enter the applicant’s name in the

Register.

(3)

The Council may refuse to register any such person as it thinks fit.

(4)

Where the Council refuses to register the applicant under subsection (3), the Council shall immediately serve a notice of refusal to the applicant, together with the reasons therefor.

Exemption of certain medical officers in ships

Section 15

All ship’s surgeons while in the discharge of their duties shall be exempted from registration under this Act and shall be entitled to all the privileges of fully registered medical practitioners under this Act.

Section 16

Temporary practising certificate

(1A)

The Council may refuse the application made under subsection (1).

(1B)

The temporary practising certificate issued under subsection

(1)

shall be valid for a period not exceeding three months from the date the certificate is issued.

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(1C)

A temporary practising certificate issued under subsection (1)

may be renewed on application made in the form and manner and upon payment of such fee as may be determined by the Council.

(2)

The person issued with a temporary practising certificate under subsection (1) shall be deemed a registered medical practitioner.

(3)

The Council may at any time cancel any temporary practising certificate issued under subsection (1) if such registered person has been found to have violated any conditions or restrictions of his registration.

(4)

The Council shall maintain a record of all temporary practising certificates issued.

(5)

Any person who practises without a temporary practising certificate under subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—

(a)

in respect of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit; and

(b)

in respect of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

(6)

In the case of a continuing offence, such person shall be liable to a further penalty of one hundred ringgit for each day during which the offence continues in addition to the respective penalty under paragraphs (5)(a) and 5(b).

Evidence of qualification to be given before entry on the Register

Section 17

(2)

Every person registered under this Act who obtains any medical qualification other than the qualification by virtue of which he was registered may apply to the Council to amend the Register so far as it relates to the qualifications of that person, and on any such application the Council shall, if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to the qualification in respect of which the application is made and that such qualification is of sufficient standing to warrant its being entered in the

Register, cause the Register to be amended accordingly by the insertion therein of the particulars of such qualification.

(3)

The Council shall have power to decide what higher degrees and additional qualifications shall be admitted to be entered on the

Register.

Application for registration

Section 18

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(2)

Applications for such registration shall be made in such manner or form and shall be accompanied by such documents, particulars and fees as the Council may prescribe.

Restriction on registration

Section 19

(a)

at any time been found guilty of an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude or an offence punishable with imprisonment (whether in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine); or

(b)

after due inquiry by the Disciplinary Board, been found by it to have been guilty of serious professional misconduct; or

(c)

after due inquiry by a Fitness to Practise Committee, which shall consist of not less than three medical practitioners appointed by the Council, been found to be unfit to perform

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his professional duties by reason of his mental or physical condition or any other medical condition, the Council may direct the Registrar not to enter the name of such person upon the Register.

(2)

The Registrar shall forthwith give the person concerned notice in writing of such direction by the Council not to enter such person’s name upon the Register.

(3)

Upon any inquiry under paragraph (1)(b), the applicant shall be entitled to appear before the Council and be heard personally or by advocate and solicitor.

Annual practising certificate

Section 20

(2)

Upon such application and payment, the Registrar shall issue a certificate (to be styled “annual practising certificate”) with terms and conditions determined by the Council authorizing the applicant to practise as a medical practitioner during the year for which the certificate is issued.

(3)

Subject to this Act, the annual practising certificate shall be in force until 31 December of the year in respect of which it is issued.

(4)

Any fully registered person who fails to apply for an annual practising certificate in the manner and within the period laid down in subsection (1), may, on making an application in such form and on payment of such additional fee as may be prescribed, be granted an annual practising certificate for the ensuing year, if the application is

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made during the month of December of any year, or for the remainder of the year, if the application is made on or after 1 January of any year.

(5)

Upon being fully registered under section 14, a person who desires to practise as a medical practitioner shall immediately comply with subsection (1).

(6)

An annual practising certificate and an application therefor shall specify the address of the principal place of practice and all other places of practice of the applicant, except in the case of a registered medical practitioner without a fixed place of practice (locum tenens)

where the fact shall be so stated and approved by the Council, and any change in any such address shall be notified by the practitioner to the

Registrar and an endorsement of such change on the annual practising certificate obtained from the Registrar within thirty days of such change.

(7)

A fully registered medical practitioner who practises medicine and who—

(a)

does not possess a current and valid annual practising certificate in respect of himself;

(b)

is in partnership with a fully registered person not having such a certificate;

(c)

has in his employ a fully registered person not having such a certificate; or

(d)

is employed to carry on a medical practice on behalf of a person not having such a certificate, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and he shall not be entitled to recover any fee, reward, disbursement or cost incurred during the time when he or any other person as aforesaid has not had an annual practising certificate.

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List of fully registered medical practitioners issued with annual practicing certificates

Section 21

(2)

The list shall be prima facie evidence of the particulars contained therein.

(3)

Such certificate under the hand of the Registrar of the particulars appearing in the Register in respect of any person shall be conclusive evidence of such particulars.

Change in permanent address and service of notice, etc.

Section 22

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be subjected to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Council.

(3)

Where any notice or correspondence is to be served or sent to a registered medical practitioner, it shall be deemed to have been served or sent to him if it is served or sent by post to his last-known address.

Power of Council to make certain endorsement against names in the Register

Section 23

Where the Council has made any order against a medical practitioner or is satisfied that any person whose name appears in the

Register is deceased or is no longer practising medicine in Malaysia, it shall make an endorsement accordingly against his name in the

Register.

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Section 24

Removal of names from Register

(a)

is not or is no longer attending houseman training; or

(b)

has contravened any condition or restriction imposed upon him, the Council may revoke the provisional registration of such person and order his name to be removed from the Register.

(2)

The Council may remove from the Register the name of any fully registered medical practitioner who—

(a)

is proved to the satisfaction of the Council to be a deceased person;

(b)

is proved to the satisfaction of the Council incapable, by reason of physical or mental infirmity, or profound incompetence, of carrying out his duties as a medical practitioner;

(c)

has not applied to the Registrar for renewal of his practising certificate for six years consecutively;

(d)

has been registered through an error as to his qualifications for registration, and was not at the time of his registration entitled to be registered;

(e)

has been registered by fraudulent means;

(f)

has contravened or failed to comply with any condition or restriction imposed by the Council;

(g)

has completed his term or contract with the Malaysian

Government or such body or organization for such period as may be specified and approved by the Council; or

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(h)

has had his registration withdrawn, suspended or cancelled from the Register of medical practitioners maintained in any place outside Malaysia or from any professional register maintained in any place inside or outside Malaysia, and shall make an endorsement accordingly against the medical practitioner’s name in the Register.

(3)

The Registrar shall publish in the Gazette the name of every registered medical practitioner whose name has been removed from the Register.

(4)

For the purpose of satisfying itself that any registered medical practitioner is incapable of carrying out his duties as a medical practitioner under paragraph (2)(b), the Council shall appoint a Fitness to Practise Committee which shall consist of not less than three registered medical practitioners, one of whom shall be a specialist related to the illness, to inquire into each case and to make such recommendations as the Committee deems proper.

(5)

Notwithstanding subsection (4), the Fitness to Practise

Committee may recommend to the Council for restrictions to be imposed in the carrying out of duties by the registered medical practitioner.

Reinstatement of names in Register

Section 24A

(2)

The Council may, in its discretion, upon application made under subsection (1), order the name of the applicant to be reinstated in the

Register or reject the reinstatement of the name by giving reasons therefor.

(3)

Any person who has ceased to be registered under this Act under paragraph 24(2)(b) shall not be reinstated unless he has been certified fit by a Fitness to Practise Committee.

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(4)

The Council may impose such conditions and restrictions as it deems fit to the reinstatement.

(5)

Any person whose application has been rejected under subsection (2) may appeal to the Minister within thirty days from the date of the decision.

(6)

The decision of the Minister shall be final.

Alterations in the Register

Section 25

(a)

any alteration which may come to his knowledge in the name or address of any person registered under this Act;

(b)

such alterations in the qualifications, additional qualifications and other particulars as under this Act are required to be altered.

(2)

The Register shall, from time to time, strike off from the

Register the name of such person as under this Act is required to be struck off.

Privileges of fully registered persons

Section 26

Register—

(2)

Subject to sections 15, 16 and 34, no person shall be entitled to recover in any court any such charges as are referred to in

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subsection (1) unless at the date when such charges accrued he was a fully registered medical practitioner and had an annual practising certificate in force.

Certificates and documents

Section 27

No certificate or other document required by any written law to be signed by a duly qualified medical practitioner given after the commencement of this Act shall be valid unless signed by a fully registered medical practitioner.

Section 28

Definition

The words “legally qualified medical practitioner” or “duly qualified medical practitioner” or any words importing a person recognized by law as a medical practitioner or member of the medical profession, when used in any written law with reference to such persons, shall be construed to mean a fully registered medical practitioner.

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

Disciplinary jurisdiction of the Council

Section 29

(2)

The Council may exercise disciplinary jurisdiction over any registered person who—

(a)

has been convicted in Malaysia or elsewhere of any offence punishable with imprisonment (whether in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine);

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(aa) has had his qualification withdrawn or cancelled by the awarding authority through which it was acquired or by which it was awarded;

(b)

has been alleged to have committed serious professional misconduct as stipulated in the Code of Professional Conduct and any other guidelines and directives issued by the Council;

(c)

has obtained registration by fraud or misrepresentation;

(d)

was not at the time of his registration entitled to be registered; or

(e)

has since been removed from the register of medical practitioners maintained in any place outside Malaysia.

(3)

The Council shall establish a mechanism, including the establishment of a Disciplinary Panel, to inquire into complaints or information received against a medical practitioner.

(4)

For the purpose of this section, Disciplinary Panel means a panel, members of which shall be appointed by the Council and from which members of the Preliminary Investigation Committee and

Disciplinary Board shall be drawn.

Interim orders

Section 29A

(a)

that his registration in the appropriate register be suspended for such period not exceeding twelve months as may be specified in the order (referred to in this Part as an interim suspension order); or

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(b)

that his registration be continued on his compliance, during such period not exceeding twelve months as may be specified in the order, of such requirement as the Disciplinary Board thinks fit to impose (referred to in this Part as an order for interim restricted registration).

(2)

The Registrar shall immediately serve a notification of the order under subsection (1) on the registered medical practitioner.

(3)

Subject to subsection (1), where a Disciplinary Board has made an order under this section, the Disciplinary Board or another

Disciplinary Board appointed in its place—

(a)

shall review it within a period of six months beginning on the date on which the order was made, and shall thereafter, for so long as the order continues in force, further review it before the end of a period of three months beginning on the date of the decision of the immediately preceding review; and

(b)

may review it where new evidence relevant to the order has become available after the making of the order.

(4)

Where an interim suspension order or an order for interim restricted registration has been made under this section in relation to any person, the Disciplinary Board that made the order or another

Disciplinary Board appointed in its place under subsection (3) may—

(a)

revoke the order or revoke any condition imposed by the order;

(b)

make an order varying any condition imposed by the order;

(c)

if satisfied that to do so is necessary for the protection of members of the public or is otherwise in the public interest, or is in the interest of the registered medical practitioner concerned, or that the registered medical practitioner has not complied with any requirement imposed as a condition of his registration in the order for interim restricted registration, replace that order with the interim suspension order having effect for the remainder of the former; or

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(d)

if satisfied that the public interest or the interest of the registered medical practitioner concerned would be more adequately served by an order for interim restricted registration, replace the interim suspension with an order for interim restricted registration having effect for the remainder of the period of the former.

(5)

The Registrar shall immediately serve a notification of the decision under subsection (4) on the registered medical practitioner.

(6)

The Disciplinary Board may apply to the President for an order made under subsection (1) to be extended, and may apply again for further extension.

(7)

On such an application, the President may extend (or further extend) for up to six months the period for which the order has effect.

(8)

An interim suspension order or an order for interim restricted registration shall be in force until—

(a)

the end of the period specified in the order or, if extended under subsection (7), in the order extending it; or

(b)

the date on which proceedings are concluded, whichever is the earlier.

(9)

While a person’s registration in the Register is suspended by virtue of an interim suspension order, he shall not be regarded as being registered notwithstanding that his name still appears in the Register.

(10)

Immediately upon the expiry or revocation of the order, the person’s rights and privileges as a registered medical practitioner shall be revived from the date of such expiry or revocation, provided that he has complied with all the terms of the order.

(11)

Any registered medical practitioner who is aggrieved by the decision of the Disciplinary Board or President under this section may appeal in writing to the Minister.

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(12)

The Minister may confirm, reverse or vary the decision of

Disciplinary Board or President.

(13)

The Minister’s decision on any appeal under subsection (11)

shall be final and binding.

Disciplinary punishments

Section 30

(a)

reprimand the medical practitioner;

(b)

order such medical practitioner’s registration to be subjected to conditions which may include but are not limited to one or more of the following:

(i)

that the medical practitioner seek medical treatment;

(ii)

that such conditions relating to the medical practitioner’s practice of medicine as it considers appropriate be imposed on the medical practitioner’s registration;

(iii)

that the medical practitioner undergo educational courses or programmes as may be specified by the

Council; or

(iv)

that the medical practitioner report on his medical practice to such medical practitioner or persons as may be specified by the Council;

(c)

order the name of such medical practitioner to be suspended from the Register for such period as it thinks fit;

(d)

make such order in paragraph (c) but suspend the application thereof, subject to such conditions as the Council may think fit, for a period, or periods in the aggregate, not exceeding two years; or

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(e)

order the name of such medical practitioner to be struck off the Register.

(2)

The Council may also impose a fine as may be decided by the

Council in addition to the punishments in subsection (1).

(3)

No registered medical practitioner shall practise as a medical practitioner during the period of suspension under paragraph (1)(c).

(4)

Any person who fails to comply with any order made under subsection (1) shall be subject to further disciplinary proceeding.

(5)

The Council may, in any case, make such order as the Council thinks fit with regard to the payment of the costs of the Registrar and of any complainant or of a medical practitioner, and any costs awarded may be recovered as a civil debt.

Appeal against orders of the Council

Section 31

(2)

(Deleted by Act A1443).

(3)

The practice in relation to any such appeal shall be subject to the rules of court applicable in the High Court:

Provided that the High Court shall not have power to hear any appeal against an order made under section 30 unless notice of such appeal was given within one month of the service of the order in the prescribed manner.

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Restoration of name to Register

Section 31A

(2)

An application under subsection (1) shall be made in such manner or form and accompanied by such documents, photographs, particulars and fees as may be prescribed.

GENERAL

Fraudulent registration

Section 32

Every person who fraudulently procures or attempts to procure himself or any other person to be registered by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either oral or in writing, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall, on conviction, be liable in respect of a first offence to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and in respect of a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

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Section 33

Offences

(a)

wilfully and falsely pretends to be registered under this Act or to be qualified to practise medicine or surgery;

(b)

wilfully and falsely takes or uses the name or title of physician, doctor of medicine, licentiate in medicine and surgery, bachelor of medicine, surgeon, general practitioner or apothecary;

(c)

wilfully and falsely takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is registered under this Act, or that he is recognized by law as a physician or surgeon or licentiate in medicine and surgery or a practitioner in medicine or an apothecary;

(d)

wilfully and falsely takes or uses any name, title, addition or description, or uses any instrument, calculated to induce any person to believe that he is qualified to practise medicine or surgery according to modern scientific methods;

(e)

practises medicine or surgery;

(f)

uses the term “clinic” or “dispensary” or “hospital” or the equivalent of any of these terms in any other language in the signboard over his place of practice in purported practice of medicine or surgery as a person registered under this Act; or

(g)

uses a symbol designed by the Council for the use of registered medical practitioners only, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall, on conviction, be liable in respect of a first offence to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and in respect of a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

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(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a)

the taking or using by any person of the term “doctor” or

“clinic” or “dispensary” or “hospital” or the equivalent of any of these terms in any other language in relation to the practice of medicine or surgery shall be deemed to be the taking or using of a name, title, addition or description calculated to induce any person to believe that he is qualified to practise medicine or surgery according to modern scientific methods;

and

(b)

subject to regulations made under paragraph 36(2)(p), the using by any person in the practice of medicine or surgery of a sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, hypodermic syringe or other instrument used by persons qualified to practice medicine or surgery according to modern scientific methods, shall be deemed to be the using of instruments calculated to induce a person to believe that he is qualified to practise medicine or surgery according to modern scientific methods.

Traditional and Complementary medicine

Section 34

(2)

Notwithstanding subsection (1), no person, unless he is a registered medical practitioner, shall hold himself out as being qualified, competent or willing to undertake the treatment of diseases of the human eye or the prescription of remedies therefor, or the giving of advice in connection with the treatment thereof:

Provided that nothing in this section shall be taken to prohibit a person who is not a registered medical practitioner from holding himself out as being qualified, competent or willing to test refraction,

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visual acuity and colour vision, or to make or provide spectacles or other optical appliances for the remedy of defects of vision.

(3)

Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Examination and treatment of patients by students of medicine

Section 34A

(a)

any University or University College established in accordance with the Universities and University Colleges

Act 1971 [Act 30]; or

(b)

any educational institution specified in the Third Schedule, to carry out, in pursuance of the course of study, any investigation, examination or treatment of patients in any hospital, clinic, health centre or other institution which is approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section by notification in the Gazette; provided that the investigation, examination or treatment is carried out by the person under the control and supervision of a fully registered medical practitioner who holds a current and valid annual practising certificate.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), no educational institution shall be specified in the Third Schedule unless—

(a)

it is an educational institution registered under the

*Education Act 1996 [Act 550] or any law in connection with the registration of an educational institution; and

(b)

is affiliated with any institution specified in the second column of the Second Schedule for the purpose of granting to the students of the educational institution the specified qualification appearing against the institution.

*NOTE—This Act has replaced Education Act 1961 [Act 43/1961] – see section 155 Act 550.

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(3)

Any healthcare facility and services managed and operated by the Government and approved by the Minister under subsection (1)

shall not be liable for any injury, loss or damage of a civil nature occasioned to any patient or other person solely in consequence of any investigation, examination or treatment of patient under subsection (1)

by a person pursuing a course of study in medicine or surgery specified under subsection (1); provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as conferring on the person or on the University or

University College or approved educational institution where he is pursuing the undergraduate course of study or on any officer or employee of the University or University College or approved educational institution any immunity from any liability for such injury, loss or damage.

(4)

The Minister may amend the Third Schedule by a notification in the Gazette.

Liability of the Government for torts committed by non-Government practitioners while attending to patients at the request of or by arrangement with the Government

Section 34B

A medical practitioner who holds a current and valid annual practising certificate, who is not a public officer and who, at the request of or by arrangement with the Government, carries out any investigation, examination, treatment or management of any patient in any Government healthcare facility and services shall, while carrying out such investigation, examination, treatment or management, be deemed to be a public officer for the purposes of section 5 of the

Government Proceedings Act 1956 [Act 359]; and notwithstanding subsection 6(4) of the Act, proceedings may be brought against the

Government in respect of any act, neglect or default of such practitioner done or committed in the course of or in connection with such investigation, examination, treatment or management.

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Medical practitioner authorized by Director General to be deemed a Government Medical Officer

Section 34C

(a)

investigation, examination, treatment or management of any patient; or

(b)

perform an autopsy or post-mortem investigation of any deceased person, in any healthcare facility and services.

(1A)

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

(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.

General penalty

Section 35

(a)

in respect of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit; and

(b)

in respect of the second or subsequent offences, to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six years or both such fine and imprisonment.

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(2)

In the case of a continuing offence, such person shall be liable to a further penalty of one hundred ringgit for each day during the continuance of such offence in addition to the respective penalty under paragraphs (1)(a) and (b).

Council may require information

Section 35A

(2)

Every person whose name is on the Register shall, within thirty days of any change in the particulars he has furnished to the Council, notify the Council of the change.

(3)

A registered medical practitioner who fails to comply with subsection (1) in respect of himself shall be guilty of an offence.

REGULATIONS, SAVING AND REPEAL

Regulations

Section 36

(1)

Subject to this Act, the Council may, with the approval of the

Minister, make regulations to prescribe anything which under this Act is required to be prescribed, and generally to carry out the objects and purposes of this Act.

(2)

In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such regulations may prescribe—

(a)

the duties of the Registrar;

(b)

the form of the Register, the mode in which it shall be kept and the contents thereof;

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(c)

the fees to be paid in respect of applications and proceedings under this Act and in respect of certificates and other documents issued under this Act and provide for such exemptions therefrom as the Council may deem appropriate;

(d)

the form and manner in which applications for registration and for annual practising certificates shall be made;

(e)

the form of any certificate or other document required for carrying out the purposes of this Act;

(f)

the manner of proof of qualifications in medicine and surgery;

(g)

the management of the property of the Council and the audit of its accounts;

(h)

the duties to be performed by the Secretary;

(i)

the issue of medical certificates of illness or death;

(j)

the procedure for the election of members of the Council;

(k)

the securing of legal advice by the Council, the provision of legal advisers therefor, the qualifications and functions of such legal advisers and the remuneration to be paid to them;

(l)

the procedure for the appointment of the committees or boards of the Council;

(m)

the procedure at meetings, inquiries and other proceedings of the Council, Board or Committee;

(n)

the procedure to be followed in relation to Preliminary

Investigation Committees and Disciplinary Boards under this

Act;

(o)

the names, titles, additions or descriptions which it shall or shall not be permissible for persons practising Traditional and Complementary Medicine to take or use;

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(p)

exemptions from the application of paragraph 33(2)(b) in respect of the use of specific instruments by specific persons or classes of persons, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified;

(q)

the conditions or restrictions to be imposed on certificates of provisional registration, certificates of full registration, certificates of full registration of registered medical practitioners trained in specialized areas, temporary practising certificates and annual practising certificates;

(r)

the keeping of the Register, records, reports and documents and the form and contents thereof;

(s)

the form of certificates of provisional registration, certificates of registration, temporary practising certificates and renewals of practising certificates;

(t)

the form and manner of conducting examination for the purpose of admission to the Register;

(u)

the form and manner in recognising the training institution and the qualification awarded by the recognized training institution;

(v)

the houseman training, the condition under which the practical training of apprentices or students shall be conducted and any other matter relating to the training and qualification of medical practitioners;

(w)

the form and manner of approving the medical practitioners trained in specialized areas;

(x)

the procedure for the establishment of a Disciplinary Panel from which members of

Preliminary

Investigation

Committees and Disciplinary Boards are to be drawn;

(y)

the receipt of complaints or information touching on any disciplinary matter that may be investigated into by the

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Preliminary Investigation Committees to determine whether or not there shall be an inquiry;

(z)

the procedure for the inquiry by the Disciplinary Board;

(aa) the formation of a Fitness to Practise Committee for complaints or information pertaining to registered medical practitioners who are professionally incompetent or are impaired by physical or mental disability;

(bb) the formation of an Evaluation Committee for the purpose of evaluation and registration of medical practitioners;

(cc)

the formation of an Ethics Committee to advise the Council on issues related to ethics;

(dd)

any other committee for the purposes of this Act; and

(ee) any other matter for carrying into the effect the objects and purposes of this Act.

Saving

Section 37

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), every medical practitioner who immediately before the coming into force of the Emergency (Essential

Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971 [P.U. (A)11/1971] was registered

(otherwise than provisionally) under the Medical Registration

Ordinance 1952 of the States of Malaya [F.M. 69 of 1952], the Medical

Registration Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 76] or the Medical Registration

Ordinance of Sarawak [Cap. 112] or was employed in Sabah by the

Government of Malaysia or the Government of the State of Sabah as a

Medical Officer shall, on the coming into force of this Act, be deemed to be a fully registered medical practitioner under the provisions of this

Act and shall be deemed to have an annual practising certificate in respect of the remainder of the year in which this Act comes into force:

Provided that in the case of a medical practitioner who immediately before the coming into force of the Emergency (Essential Powers)

Ordinance No. 65, 1971 was registered (otherwise than provisionally)

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by virtue of paragraph 9(1)(c) of the Medical Registration Ordinance 1952 of the States of Malaya or subsection 9(2) of the said Ordinance or paragraph 5(1)(d) of the Medical Registration Ordinance of

Sarawak, he shall be deemed to be a fully registered medical practitioner under the provisions of this Act only to the extent and subject to the conditions and restrictions operative in respect of his registration under the said Ordinances of the States of Malaya and

Sarawak respectively:

Provided further that in the case of a medical practitioner who immediately before the coming into force of the Emergency (Essential

Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971 was exempted from registration by virtue of paragraph 17(e) of the Medical Registration Ordinance of

Sabah, he shall be entitled upon application to the Registrar to be fully registered under this Act subject to such terms and conditions as the

Council may direct.

(2)

Every person who immediately before the coming into force of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971—

(a)

was provisionally registered under the provisions of any of the

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Registration

Ordinances mentioned in subsection (1); or

(b)

was undergoing a period of service under paragraph 10(d) of the Medical Registration Ordinance 1952 of the States of

Malaya or paragraph 5(1)(e) of the Medical Registration

Ordinance of Sarawak, shall be deemed to be provisionally registered under section 12 of this

Act and shall be liable to subsection 13(1) of this Act:

Provided, however, that—

(a)

any period of employment in a resident medical capacity which he may have undergone shall be counted towards the period of employment in a resident medical capacity referred to in subsection 13(2) of this Act.

(b)

(Deleted by Act A840).

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(3)

Every person who before the coming into force of this Act was registered under any of the provisions of the Emergency (Essential

Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971 shall be deemed to have been registered under the corresponding provision of this Act, and this Act shall apply to him in as full and ample a manner as they would apply to him if he had obtained registration under the said corresponding provision of this Act.

(4)

Any certificate (including any annual practicing certificate), notice, application, other document, rule, order, regulation, direction, exemption, period of employment or service, proceeding, appointment, or act issued, given, served, made, granted, undergone, taken or done before the coming into force of this Act under any of the provisions of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 65,

1971 shall, if it could have been issued, given, served, made, granted, undergone, taken or done under any corresponding provision of this

Act, continue to operate, and have the like effect, as if it has been so issued, given, served, made, granted, undergone, taken or done, as the case may be.

(5)

The Minister may by rules make such provision as he may consider necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing any difficulties occasioned by the coming into force of this Act or in the application of subsections (1) to (4), and any such rule may be made so as to have effect as from the coming into force of this Act; and subsections (1) to (4) shall accordingly be deemed to be subject to this subsection.

(6)

Notwithstanding anything contained in subsections (1) to (5), where a person was immediately before the coming into force of the

Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971 deemed to be registered under section 30 of the Medical Registration Ordinance 1952, of the States of Malaya, he shall not be deemed to be registered under this Act unless within a period of six months from the date of coming into force of this Act—

(a)

he makes an application in writing to the Registrar to be deemed to be registered under this Act; and

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(b)

he satisfies the Registrar that he was immediately before the date of coming into force of the Emergency (Essential

Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971—

(i)

ordinarily resident in Peninsular Malaysia; and

(ii)

actually engaged in the practice of medicine or surgery in Peninsular Malaysia, and where he has so satisfied the Registrar, he shall be deemed to be registered under this Act subject to the same qualifications, conditions and restrictions as were operative in his case under the said section 30:

Provided that the Registrar may, in any particular case, if he considers it just and reasonable to do so, extend the said period of six months to such extent as he considers appropriate in the circumstances of the case:

And provided further that the Registrar may, in his absolute discretion, in any particular case or class of cases, where it comes to his knowledge that in such case or class of cases the person or persons concerned were, at any time before the date of coming into force of the

Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971, deemed to be registered under the said section 30 and were ordinarily resident in

Peninsular Malaysia and actually engaged in the practice of medicine or surgery in Peninsular Malaysia, deem such person to be registered under this Act, notwithstanding that such person may not have made an application to be deemed to be so registered.

Repeal

Section 38

The Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971, the

Medical Registration Ordinance 1952 of the States of Malaya, the

Medical Registration Ordinance of Sabah and the Medical Registration

Ordinance of Sarawak are hereby repealed.

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*PART VII

SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS FOR

NATIONAL PURPOSES

Section 39

Purpose, commencement and duration of this Part

(1)

It is declared that this Part is enacted for national purposes.

(2)

This Part shall cease to be in force if Parliament, by resolution passed by each of the Houses of Parliament and published in the

Gazette, provide that this Part shall no longer continue to remain in force.

Notice to fully registered person to serve in a medical capacity in the public services

Section 40

(1)

Every person who obtains full registration under this Act shall be liable immediately upon being fully registered or at any time thereafter to be served with a written notice issued by or on behalf of the Director General requiring such person to assume appointment in a medical capacity in such post in such public service and on such date, as may, in each of these respects, be specified in the notice.

(2)

A person served with a notice under subsection (1) shall comply with such notice and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

(3)

Immediately upon a charge under subsection (2) or under section 41 being proved in court against any person, the registration of such person under section 14 shall be deemed to be revoked, and the

Registrar shall accordingly strike off from the Register the name of such person.

(4)

(a)

Where the name of a person is struck off from the Register under subsection (3), it shall not be restored on the Register except upon a direction given by the Minister, and the Minister may give such

*NOTE—This Part shall be deemed to have come into force on 01-10-1986–see subsection 12(1)

Act A840.

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direction upon an application in writing being made to him by the person whose name has been struck off from the Register.

(b)

Any direction so given may be made subject to the fulfilment of such terms and conditions as the Minister may deem fit to impose, and such terms and conditions requiring such person to serve in a medical capacity to the satisfaction of the Director General for a continuous total period of not less than two years in such post in such one or more of the public services as may from time to time be determined by the

Director General in his discretion.

(c)

While such person is fulfilling the terms and conditions imposed under this subsection, he shall be deemed to be fully registered so far as is necessary to fulfil the terms and conditions imposed under this subsection and for such other purposes as the Minister may direct, but no further; and upon fulfilment of the terms and conditions imposed under this subsection, he shall be entitled to a certificate issued by the

Director General as evidence thereof.

(5)

The decision of the Minister upon an application made to him under subsection (4) for the restoration of a name upon the Register shall be final and shall not be questioned or reviewed in any court whatsoever.

(6)

Where a notice under subsection (1) has been served on any person liable to be served therewith, the Director General may at any time cancel the notice and, if he thinks fit, cause to be served on him a further notice under subsection (1).

Period of service in pursuance of a notice under subsection 40(1)

Section 41

A person who commences to serve in a post in a public service in pursuance of a notice issued under subsection 40(1) shall continue to serve in the said post or in such other subsequent post in the same or such other public service as may from time to time be determined by the Director General in his discretion for a continuous total period of not less than two years to the satisfaction of the Director General and if he fails to do so, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

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Power of Minister to grant reduction, exemption or postponement from period of service under section 41

Section 42

(1)

The Minister may—

(a)

in respect of any particular person;

(b)

generally in respect of any class of persons during such period as he may specify;

(c)

generally in respect of all persons during such period as he may specify, grant such reduction as he may consider appropriate or complete exemption from the period of service required under section 41.

(2)

The Minister may, upon application being made to him in writing by any person liable to undergo the period of service required under section 41, grant to such person postponement from commencing such service for such period as he may consider appropriate if he is satisfied that it would be just and reasonable to do so.

(3)

The decision of the Minister upon an application made to him under subsection (2) shall be final and shall not be questioned or reviewed in any court whatsoever.

Minister may make rules

Section 43

The Minister may make rules for carrying into effect the objects and purposes of this Part.

Section 44

Saving

(1)

Anything done under section 40, 41, 42 or 43 of the

Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971 shall be deemed to have been done under section 40, 41, 42 or 43, respectively,

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of this Act and shall, accordingly continue to operate and have effect under such respective sections of this Act.

(2)

Subsection 37(4) and (5) shall apply to this Part and in such application they shall be construed as being in amplification of subsection (1) of this section.

(3)

Nothing in subsection (1) shall have the effect of rendering any person liable to any penalty in respect of any omission to comply with, or in respect of any act done contrary to subsection 40(2) and section 41.

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FIRST SCHEDULE

[Section 7]

SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

RELATING TO THE COUNCIL

President of Council and procedure at meetings

Section 1

(1)

The Director General shall be the President of the Council.

(2)

The President, if present, shall be the Chairman at meetings of the Council:

Provided that if the President shall be absent from any meeting of the Council the members present at such meeting shall elect one of themselves to act as chairman at that meeting.

(3)

The quorum for a meeting of the Council shall be twelve, and the decisions of the Council shall be by a simple majority of the members present and voting.

(4)

Every member of the Council present shall be entitled to one vote.

(5)

The Chairman at any meeting shall have an original vote and also if upon any question the votes shall be equally divided, a casting vote.

(6)

The Council may invite any person to attend a meeting or deliberation of the

Council for the purpose of advising it on any matter under discussion but that person shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting or deliberation.

(7)

A person invited under paragraph (6) may be paid such allowances as the

Council may determine.

(8)

Every meeting of the Council in respect of the proceedings of which minutes have been so made shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all members present thereat to have been duly qualified to act.

(9)

Minutes made of meetings of the Council shall, if duly signed, be admissible in evidence in all legal proceedings without further proof.

(10)

Subject to this Act, the Council may make standing orders to regulate its own procedure generally, and in particular, regarding the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereat, the keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of such minutes.

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Meetings of the Council

Section 2

(1)

The Council shall meet at least six times in a year; and a meeting shall be held in the month of March of each year to receive and adopt the audited annual statement of accounts.

(1A)

Meetings of the Council shall be convened by notice in writing by the

President to the other members and the meetings shall be held at the times and places specified in the notice.

(2)

Where not less than ten members submit to the President a written request to convene a meeting of the Council for a specified purpose, the President shall convene such meeting within one month of the receipt of such request.

(2A)

At least fourteen days, notice in writing of the meeting referred to in subsections (1) and (2) shall be given to the members.

(3)

(Deleted by Act A1443).

(4)

When any vacancy occurs amongst the members, the Council shall, as soon as practicable, take the necessary action to fill such vacancy.

(5)

(Deleted by Act A1443).

(6)

There shall be paid to all members of the Council such fees for attendance at meetings of the Council or of any committee appointed by the Council and such reasonable travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for such attendance and for journeys undertaken in the discharge of their duties under this Act or any other expenses as the Council may determine with the approval of the Minister from time to time.

(7)

(Deleted by Act A1443).

Section 3

(Deleted by Act A1443).

Section 4

(Deleted by Act A1443).

Section 5

(Deleted by Act A1443).

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SECOND SCHEDULE

[Subparagraph 12(1)(a)(i)]

LIST OF REGISTRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Malaysia …

MAHSA University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 6 June 2014)

Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine

Perak

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 10 June 2012)

AIMST University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 17 August 2007)

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Bachelor of Medicine and

Surgery

(recognized on 10 April 2008)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 25 February 2013)

Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Doctor of Medicine

(recognized on 26 May 2008)

UCSI University

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 26 March 2010)

University of

Cyberjaya

(formerly known as Cyberjaya

University College of Medical

Sciences)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 29 July 2010)

Universiti

Sains

Islam

Malaysia

Bachelor of Medicine and

Surgery

(recognized on 11 January 2011)

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Management and

Science

University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 23 April 2011)

Universiti

Tunku

Abdul

Rahman

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 29 January 2015)

Taylor’s University

Bachelor of

Medicine,

Bachelor of Surgery – MBBS

(recognized on 28 May 2015)

SEGi University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 30 July 2015)

Universiti Pertahanan Nasional

Malaysia

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 2 June 2016)

Lincoln University College

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 6 October 2016)

Asia Metropolitan University

(AMU)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 30 April 2017)

Quest International University

(QIU) (formerly known as

QUEST International University

Perak (QUIP))

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 25 May 2017)

WIDAD University College

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 10 August 2017)

Universiti Islam Antarabangsa

Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam

Shah (UniSHAMS) which was formerly known as Kolej

Universiti Islam INSANIAH

(KUIN)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Perdana University

Doctor of Medicine

University of Malaya

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of

Surgery or

Sarjana Muda Perubatan dan

Sarjana Muda Pembedahan

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Doktor Perubatan

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Doctor of Medicine

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

(UNIMAS)

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

(Recognized on 15 May 2000)

University Putra Malaysia

(UPM)

Doctor of Medicine (M.D)

(Recognized on 5 June 2001)

International Medical University

(IMU)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S)

(Recognized on 19 February 2002)

International Islamic University

Malaysia (IIUM)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S)

(Recognized on 14 May 2002)

Universiti

Sultan

Zainal

Abidin

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 7 August 2014)

Manipal University College

Malaysia (formerly known as

Manipal Academy of Higher

Education (MAHE): Melaka-Manipal Medical College)

Bachelor of Medicine &

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 9 July 2013)

Australia …

University of New South

Wales

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Sydney

Bachelor of

Medicine;

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Queensland

Doctor of Medicine

The University of Adelaide

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 15 January 1971)

Bachelor of Medical Studies and Doctor of Medicine

(recognized on 19 November 2020)

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 15 January 1971)

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 21 June 2011)

Monash University, Victoria

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (Honours)

(recognized on 1 July 2010)

Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine

(recognized on 19 December 2017)

University of Western Australia

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 15 January 1971)

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 26 November 2013)

University of Tasmania

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Flinders University of South

Australia

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 11 July 1986)

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Doctor of

Medicine

(Recognized on 25 June 2013)

University of Western Sydney

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 2 June 2008

until 7 July 2016)

Western Sydney University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 8 July 2016)

Doctor of Medicine

(recognized on 24 November 2017)

The University of Newcastle

Bachelor of Medicine

(recognized on 27 July 1996)

Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine

(recognized on 20 October 2016)

Austria …

Medical University of

Vienna

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 23 August 2005)

Bangladesh …

University of Dhaka:

Dhaka Medical College

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 8 February 1958)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Surgery

(recognized on 8 February 1958)

University of Chittagong:

Chittagong Medical College

Sylhet

M.A.G.

Osmani

Medical College

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Dhaka:

Mymensigh Medical College

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 26 July 1996)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Surgery

(recognized on 26 July 1996)

Shahjalal

University of

Science and Technology:

Sylhet

M.A.G

Osmani

Medical College

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Belgium …

Catholic University Leuven

(Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Doctor of Medicine

Antwerp University

(Universiteit Antwerpen)

Doctor of Medicine

State University of Ghent

(Rijksuniversitiet te gent)

Doctor of Medicine

Free University of Brussels

(Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Doctor of Medicine

Canada …

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine,

Doctor of Medicine

Edmonton

University of

British Columbia School of

Medicine Vancouver

Doctor of Medicine

University of Calgary

Doctor of Medicine

University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine, Winnipeg

Doctor of Medicine

Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Halifax

Doctor of Medicine

Memorial University of New

Foundland

Doctor of Medicine

Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine Kingston

(M.D., C.M.)

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Western Ontario

Faculty of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa

Doctor of Medicine

University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto

Doctor of Medicine

McGill University Faculty of

Medicine, Montreal

(M.D., C.M.)

University Montreal Faculty of Medicine, Montreal

Doctor of Medicine

Laval University Faculty of

Medicine, Quebec

Doctor of Medicine

University of Saskatchewan

College of Medicine, Saskatoon

Doctor of Medicine

College of Physicians and

Surgeons, Alberta

*Member

College of Physicians and

Surgeons, Manitoba

*Member

College of Physicians and

Surgeons, Saskatchewan

*Member

Medical Board, Newfoundland

*Licence

Medical Board, Nova Scotia

*Licence

Medical

Council,

Prince

Edward Island

*Licence

China

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

School of Medicine

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bahelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 19 March 2013)

*These qualifications are recognised only when held by a person who has passed the examinations for the

Licence of the Medical Council of Canada or corresponding examinations held by the Provincial College,

Medical Board or Council, or a University in the same Province.

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Shanghai Medical College of

Fudan University

Bachelor of Medicine

(Recognized on 19 March 2013)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 19 March 2013)

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 19 March 2013)

Arab Republic of Egypt …

University of Alexandria

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Ain Shams

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Cairo

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Tanta

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Mansoura University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 29 December 1978)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Surgery

(recognized on 29 December 1978)

University of Zagazig

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 29 December 1978)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Surgery

(recognized on 29 December 1978)

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Al-Azhar University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Hong Kong …

University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

India …

University of Agra: Sarojini

Naidu Medical College, Agra

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 1

April 1994, excluded from recognition)

University of Andhra: Andhra

Medical College, Visakhapatnam

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 11 January 1944, excluded from recognition)

Andhra Pradesh University of

Health Sciences, Vijayawada:

Kurnool Medical College,

Kurnool

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Andhra Pradesh University of

Health Sciences, Vijayawada:

Guntur

Medical

College,

Guntur

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 1 October 1961 to 1 February 1998)

Banaras Hindu University:

Institute of Medical Sciences

(formerly College of Medical

Sciences)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

M.S. University of Baroda:

Medical College, Baroda

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor ofSurgery

(before 1

April 1954, excluded from recognition)

Bharathidasan

University,

Tiruchirapalli:

Thanjavur

Medical College, Thanjavur

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 7 January 1982, excluded from recognition)

University of Calcutta:

Medical College, Calcutta R.

G. Kar (formerly Carmichael)

Medical College, Calcutta

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(between 30 November 1924

and 13 May 1928 and

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification between 24 February 1930

and 15

October 1936, excluded from recognition)

*Nil Ratan Sarkar (formerly

Campbell) Medical College,

Calcutta Calcutta National

Institute (formerly National

Medical Institute), Calcutta

Lake Medical College, Calcutta

University of Dibrugarh:

Assam

Medical

College,

Dibrugarh

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 21

May 1952, excluded from recognition)

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya:

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial

Medical

College,

Indore

(formerly University of Indore)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 26 January 1983, excluded from recognition)

University of Madras: Jawaharlal

Institute of

Postgraduate

Medical

Education and

Research (formerly known as

Medical College (Jawaharlal

Institute) Pondicherry)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Maharshi Dayanand University,

Rohtak: Medical College,

Rohtak

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Mangalore University:

Manipal Academy of Higher

Education (MAHE), Kasturba

Medical College, Mangalore,

Kasturba Medical College,

Manipal

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before July 1981, excluded from recognition)

*NOTE—Not affiliated to Calcutta University now.

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Mysore:

Kasturba Medical College

Mysore Medical College

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 1 January 1949, excluded from recognition)

University of Nagpur:

Medical College, Nagpur

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 1 September 1953, excluded from recognition)

Osmania University:

Gandhi

Medical

College,

Hyderabad Osmania Medical

College, Hyderabad

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 16 August 1951, excluded from recognition)

Panjab University:

Amristar Medical College

Christian Medical College,

Ludhiana

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 1 January 1948, excluded from recognition)

University of Poona:

B.J.Medical College, Poona

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 15 January 1971 to 9 June 1998)

University of Rajasthan:

Sardar Patel Medical College,

Bikaner Sawai Man Singh

Medical College, Jaipur

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 1 September 1953, excluded from recognition)

Ravindranath Tagore Medical

College, Udaipur

University of Utkal:

S.C.B.

Medical

College,

Cuttack

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 15 November 1951, excluded from recognition)

College of Physicians and

Surgeons, Bombay:

Medical Colleges shown under the University of Bombay

Member (before 1 May 1944, excluded from recognition)

State Medical Faculty of

West Bengal:

Member

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Medical Colleges shown under the University of Calcutta

(before 1 September 1953, excluded from recognition)

S.S. Institute of Medical

Sciences & Research Centre

(SSIMSRC)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 12 July 2012)

N.T.R. University of Health

Sciences: Guntur Medical

College, Guntur

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 2 February 1998)

Maharashtra University of

Health Sciences, Nashik: B.J.

Medical College, Poona

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of

Surgery

(Recognized on 10 June 1998)

Karnataka University, Dharwad:

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical

College, Belgaum

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Rajiv Gandhi University of

Health Sciences, Bengaluru:

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical

College, Belgaum

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

KLE Academy of Higher

Education and

Research:

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical

College which was formerly known as KLE University,

Belagavi: Jawaharlal Nehru

Medical College, Belgaum

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Rajiv Gandhi University of

Health Sciences, Karnataka:

Yenepoya Medical College,

Mangalore Yenepoya (deemed to be University): Yenepoya

Medical College, Mangalore

(formerly known as Yenepoya

University: Yenepoya Medical

College, Mangalore)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Rajiv Gandhi University of

Health Sciences, Karnataka:

K. S. Hegde Medical Academy,

Mangalore Nitte (deemed to be University): K. S. Hegde

Medical Academy, Mangalore

(formerly known as Nitte

University: K. S. Hegde Medical

Academy, Mangalore)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Rajiv Gandhi University of

Health Sciences, Karnataka:

JJM Medical College, Davangere

Bachelor of Medicine &

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 21 January 2008)

Krishna Institute of Medical

Sciences

(deemed to be

University), Karad: Krishna

Institute of Medical Sciences,

Karad (formerly known as

Krishna Institute of Medical

Sciences deemed to be

University, Karad: Krishna

Institute of Medical Sciences,

Karad)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of

Higher

Education and

Research: Sri Devaraj Urs

Medical

College,

Kolar

(formerly known as

Sri

Devaraj Urs University: Sri

Devaraj Urs Medical College,

Kolar)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Vinayaka Mission’s Research

Foundation (deemed to be

University), Salem (formerly known as Vinayaka Missions

University, Salem): Vinayaka

Missions Kirupananda Variyar

Medical College, Salem

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Vinayaka Mission’s Research

Foundation (deemed to be

University), Salem (formerly known as Vinayaka Missions

University, Salem): Aarupadai

Veedu

Medical

College,

Pondicherry

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Vinayaka Mission’s Research

Foundation (deemed to be

University), Salem (formerly known as Vinayaka Missions

University, Salem): Vinayaka

Missions Medical College,

Pondicherry

University of Kerala: Medical

College, Calicut (formerly known as

University of

Kerala:

Medical

College,

Calicut Trivandrum Medical

College)

Kerala University of Health

Sciences: Government Medical

College,

Thiruvananthapuram

(formerly known as

University of Kerala: Medical

College, Calicut Trivandrum

Medical College)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Indonesia …

Fakulti Kedoktoran, Universiti

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

Fakulti Kedoktoran, Airlangga

Universiti, Surabaya, Indonesia

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

Universitas Diponegoro

Semarang

Doctor of Medicine

Universitas Padjadjaran,

Bandung

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

Universitas Gadjah Mada,

Jogjakarta

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

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Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Universitas Andalas, Padang

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

Universitas Sumatra Utara,

Medan

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

Universitas Sriwaja Palembang,

Sumatera

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

Universitas Brawijaya, Malang,

Jawa

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

Universitas

Hasanuddin,

Sulawesi Selatan

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

Udayana University

Ijazah Kedoktoran (M.D.)

(recognized on 3 February 1995)

Dokter (recognized on 3

February 1995)

Universitas Trisakti

Bachelor of Medicine

(Recognized on 15 October 2001)

Universitas

Kristen

Krida

Wacana (UKRIDA)

Bachelor of Medicine

(recognized on 15 October 2001)

Dokter (Medical Doctor)

(recognized on 15 October 2001)

Iran …

University of Tehran registered as

Tehran

University of

Medical Sciences (TUMS) on 16 October 1985

Doctor of Medicine MD

Iraq …

Baghdad University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Basrah

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

80

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Al-Mustansyiriah:

College of Medicine, Baghdad

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Mosul

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Republic of

Ireland …

The University of Dublin

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 15 January 1971)

Licentiate in Medicine and

Bachelor in Surgery

(recognized on 15 January 1971)

Bachelor of

Medicine,

Bachelor of Surgery and

Bachelor in Obstetrics

(recognized on 15 January 1971)

National University of Ireland

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Licentiate and Licentiate in

Midwifery

Royal College of Surgeons of

Ireland

Licentiate and Licentiate in

Midwifery

Apothecaries’ Hall of Dublin

Licentiate

Japan …

Hiroshima University

Doctor of Medicine

Hokkaido University

Doctor of Medicine

Kyushu University

Doctor of Medicine

Nagasaki University

Doctor of Medicine

Tohoku University

Doctor of Medicine

Medical 81

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Tokyo Medical & Dental

University

Doctor of Medicine

University of Tokushima

Doctor of Medicine

Osaka University

Doctor of Medicine

Ryukyus University

Doctor of Medicine (M.D)

(Recognized on 20 August 1996)

Asahikawa Medical College

Doctor of Medicine (M.D)

(Recognized on 20 August 1996)

Jordan …

University of Jordan, Amman

Medical

Bachelor and

Bachelor of Surgery

Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid

Bachelor Degree in Medicine and Surgery

(recognized on 26 July 1996)

Bachelor Degree in Doctor of Medicine

(recognized on 5 March 2020)

Malta …

Royal University of Malta

Doctor of Medicine

Myanmar …

Medical

Institute

(III)

,

Mandalay (after November 1970 known as Institute of

Medicine, Mandalay)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

New Zealand …

University of Otago

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Auckland

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Pakistan …

University of Karachi: Dow

Medical College, Karachi

Bachelor of Medicine &

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 15 January 1971 to 1 May 2005)

82

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Dow University of Health

Sciences:

Dow

Medical

College, Karachi

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 2 May 2005)

University of the Punjab:

King Edward Medical College,

Lahore

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (before 5 November 1957, excluded from recognition)

Fatimah

Jinnah

Medical

College for Women, Lahore

Liaquat

University of

Medical & Health Sciences

(formerly known as the

University of Sind: Liaquat

Medical College, Hyderabad)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before 14

April 1960, excluded from recognition)

Poland …

The Medical University of

Warsaw

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 2 July 2007)

Medical University of Lodz

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 2 July 2007)

Lekarz (recognized on 27

September 2018)

Faculty of

Medicine,

Jagiellonian University In

Krakow

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 2 July 2007)

Russia …

Sechenov

Moscow

Medical Academy or Moscow

Medical Academy (MMA)

(official name is

State

Educational Establishment of

Higher Vocational Training

Sechenov

Moscow

Medical Academy─

(a)

registered as the State

Educational Institution of

Highest

Vocational

Education

Moscow

Medical Academy named

(a)

Doctor of Medicine in

General Medicine (before 3 May 2001, excluded from recognition)

(b)

Doctor of Medicine in

General Medicine MD

Medical 83

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification after I.M. Sechenov of

Federal Agency of Health and Social Development on 10 March 2005;

(b)

registered as the State

Educational Institution of

Highest

Vocational

Education First Moscow

State Medical University named after

Sechenov of Ministry of

Health and

Social

Development of Russian

Federation on 19 July 2010;

(c)

registered as the State

Budget

Educational

Institution of

Highest

Vocational

Education

First

Moscow

State

Medical

University named after

Sechenov of Ministry of

Health and

Social

Development of Russian

Federation on 19 July 2011; and

(d)

registered as the Federal

State

Autonomous

Educational Institution of

Higher Education I.M.

Sechenov First Moscow

State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation or Sechenov University on 11 May 2017.

Russian National Research

Medical University (formerly known as

Russian

State

Medical University)

Doctor of

Medicine in

General Medicine

(recognized on 3 May 2001)

84

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Medical Doctor (M.D.) in

General Medicine

(recognized on 1 January 2017)

N.I.

Pirogov

Russian

National Research Medical

University (formerly known as Russian National Research

Medical University)

Doctor of

Medicine in

General Medicine

(recognized on 3 May 2001)

Medical Doctor (M.D.) in

General Medicine

(recognized on 1 January 2017)

Privolzhskiy Research Medical

University which was formerly known as Nizhny

Novgorod

State

Medical

Academy

Doctor of

Medicine in

General Medicine

(before 3

May 2001, excluded from recognition)

Kursk State Medical University

Doctor of

Medicine in

General Medicine

(recognized on 8 July 1999)

Physician in

General

Medicine (recognized on 1

January 2010)

Volgograd

State

Medical

University (VolSMU) (before 8 January 2003 known as

Volgograd

State

Medical

Academy or

Volgograd

Medical Academy)

Doctor of

Medicine in

General Medicine

(before 3

May 2001, excluded from recognition)

Saudi Arabia …

University of King Abdul

Aziz, Jeddah

Doctor of Medicine

King Faisal University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

King Edward VII College of

Medicine

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Medical 85

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Singapore …

National

University of

Singapore (formerly known as University of Singapore)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

South Africa …

University of Pretoria, Pretoria

Baccalaureus in Medicine

Science and Surgery

University of Witwatersrand,

Johannesburg

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)

Medical

University of

Southern Africa (MEDUNSA),

Medunsa

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)

University of Orange Free

State, Bloemfontein

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)

University of Cape Town,

Cape Town

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)

University of Stellenbosch,

Stellenbosch

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)

Sri Lanka

(Ceylon)

Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka,

(from 1 July 1942 till 30

September 1967 known as

Faculty of

Medicine,

University of Ceylon;

from 1 October 1967 till 30

September 1968 known as

Faculty of

Medicine,

University of Colombo;

from 1 October 1968 till 14

February 1972 known as

Faculty of

Medicine,

University of

Ceylon,

Colombo; and from 15 February 1972 till 31

December 1978 known as

Faculty of

Medicine,

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 15 January 1971)

86

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Sri Lanka,

Colombo Campus)

Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka,

(from 1 July 1942 till 30

September 1967, known as

Faculty of

Medicine,

University of Ceylon;

From 1 October 1967 till 30

September 1968 known as

Faculty of

Medicine,

University of Colombo;

From 1 October 1968 till 14

February 1972 known as

Faculty of

Medicine,

University of

Ceylon,

Colombo; and from 15 February 1972 till 31

December 1978 known as

Faculty of

Medicine,

University of Sri Lanka,

Colombo Campus)

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 15 January 1971)

Czech Republic

…

Charles University in Praque-First Faculty of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 25 October 2004 until 31 December 2020)

Charles University in Praque-Faculty of

Medicine in

Hradec Kralove

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 25 October 2004 until 31 December 2020)

Palacky University

Doctor of Medicine

(Recognized on 25 October 2004 until 31 December 2020)

Sudan …

University of Khartoum

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

University of Gezira

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Medical 87

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Taiwan …

National Taiwan University

College of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

National Defence Medical

College

Doctor of Medicine

National

Yang

Ming

University Medical College

Doctor of Medicine

National

Cheng

Kung

University Medical College

Doctor of Medicine

Taipei Medical University which was formerly known as

Taipei Medical College

Doctor of Medicine

China Medical College

Doctor of Medicine

Chung

Shan

Medical

University (formerly known as Chung Shan Medical &

Dental College)

Doctor of Medicine

Kaohsiung Medical College

Doctor of Medicine

Turkey …

University of Ankara

Doctor of Medicine

University of Hacetteppe

Doctor of Medicine

University of Istanbul

Doctor of Medicine

University of Ege, Izmir

Doctor of Medicine

Gulhane Military Medical

Academy, Ankara

Doctor of Medicine

Uganda …

University of East Africa:

Makerere University College

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(before

December 1953, excluded from recognition)

88

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Ukraine …

Crimea State Medical

University

Doctor of

Medicine in

General Medicine

(Recognized on 7 August 2001

and no longer recognized from 29 March 2013)

United Arab

Emirates …

Gulf Medical University

Bachelor of Medicine &

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 31 January 2011)

United Kingdom

…

Imperial College London

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 11 June 2008)

University of Birmingham

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Bristol

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Cambridge

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Durham

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Leeds

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of

Leicester:

School of Medicine

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Liverpool

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of London

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

The University of

Manchester

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Medical 89

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

(recognized on 15 January 1971)

Bachelor of

Medicine,

Bachelor of Surgery

(recognized on 15 January 1971)

University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Oxford

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Sheffield

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Wales

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Aberdeen

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Dundee

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Edinburgh

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Glasgow

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of St. Andrews

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Queen Mary Unversity of

London

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 10 December 2013)

Warwick Medical School,

The University of Warwick

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 22 May 2009)

90

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Keele

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 22 May 2009)

Brighton and Sussex Medical

School,

University of

Brighton and the University of Sussex

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 20 August 2009)

Cardiff University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 6 June 2007)

King’s College London

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 3 November 2008)

University College London

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 3 November 2008)

St. George’s Hospital Medical

School

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 8 December 2008)

Queen’s University of Belfast

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

Royal College of Physicians of London

Licentiate

Royal College of Surgeons of

England

Member

Society of Apothecaries of

London

Licentiate in Medicine and

Surgery

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Licentiate

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Licentiate

Medical 91

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Southampton

Bachelor of Medicine

Nottingham University

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

University of Exeter Medical

School

Bachelor of

Medicine,

Bachelor of Surgery

(Recognized on 1 January 2013)

United States of

America…

Medical College of Alabama,

Birmingham

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Arkansas

School of Medicine, Little

Rock

Doctor of Medicine

Loma

Linda

University

School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

University of

California

School of Medicine, Los

Angeles

Doctor of Medicine

University of

California,

Irvine California College of

Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Southern

California

School of

Medicine, Los Angeles

Doctor of Medicine

Stanford University School of

Medicine, Palo Alto

Doctor of Medicine

University of

California

School of Medicine, San

Francisco

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Colorado

School of Medicine, Denver

Doctor of Medicine

Yale University School of

Medicine, New Haven

Doctor of Medicine

92

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington

Doctor of Medicine

George Washington University

School of

Medicine,

Washington

Doctor of Medicine

Howard University College of Medicine, Washington

Doctor of Medicine

University of Miami School of Medicine, Coral Gables

Doctor of Medicine

University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville

Doctor of Medicine

Emory University School of

Medicine, Atlanta

Doctor of Medicine

Medical College of Georgia,

Augusta

Doctor of Medicine

Chicago Medical College,

Chicago

Doctor of Medicine

Northwestern

University

Medical School, Chicago

Doctor of Medicine

Loyola University, Stritch

School of Medicine, Chicago

Doctor of Medicine

University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago

Doctor of Medicine

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

Indiana University School of

Medicine, Indianapolis

Doctor of Medicine

University of Iowa College of

Medicine, Iowa City

Doctor of Medicine

University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City

Doctor of Medicine

Medical 93

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington

Doctor of Medicine

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville

Doctor of Medicine

Louisiana University School of Medicine, New Orleans

Doctor of Medicine

Tulane University School of

Medicine, New Orleans

Doctor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University

School of Medicine, Baltimore

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Maryland

School of Medicine, Baltimore

Doctor of Medicine

Boston University School of

Medicine, Boston

Doctor of Medicine

Harvard

Medical

School,

Boston

Doctor of Medicine

Tufts University School of

Medicine, Boston

Doctor of Medicine

Wayne

State

University

School of Medicine, Detroit

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Minnesota

Medical School, Minneapolis

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Mississippi

School of Medicine, Jackson

Doctor of Medicine

University of Missouri School of

Medicine, Columbia

Doctor of Medicine

Saint

Louis

University

School of Medicine, St. Louis

Doctor of Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

Doctor of Medicine

94

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Nebraska

College of Medicine, Omaha

Doctor of Medicine

New

Jersey

College of

Medicine and

Dentistry,

Jersey City

Doctor of Medicine

Albany Medical College of

Union University, Albany

Doctor of Medicine

State University of New York at

Buffalo

School of

Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons,

New York

Doctor of Medicine

Cornell University Medical

College, New York

Doctor of Medicine

Albert Einstein College of

Medicine, Yeshire University

New York

Doctor of Medicine

New York Medical College,

New York

Doctor of Medicine

New York University School of Medicine, New York

Doctor of Medicine

State University of New York

College of

Medicine,

Downstate Medical Center,

Brooklyn

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Rochester

School of Medicine and

Dentistry, Rochester

Doctor of Medicine

Medical 95

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

State University of New York

College of Medicine, Upstate

Medical Center, Syracuse

Doctor of Medicine

University of North Carolina

School of Medicine, Chapel

Hill

Doctor of Medicine

Duke University School of

Medicine, Durham

Doctor of Medicine

Bowman Gray School of

Medicine of Wake Forest

College, Winston-Salem

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Cincinnati

College of

Medicine,

Cincinnati

Doctor of Medicine

Case

Western

Reserve

University

School of

Medicine, Cleveland

Doctor of Medicine

Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus

Doctor of Medicine

University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Oklahoma City

Doctor of Medicine

University of Oregon Medical

School, Portland

Doctor of Medicine

Mahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia

Doctor of Medicine

Sidney

Kimmel

Medical

College, Thomas Jefferson

University (formerly known as Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia)

Doctor of Medicine

Temple University School of

Medicine, Philadelphia

Doctor of Medicine

96

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

University of Pennsylvania

School of

Medicine,

Philadelphia

Doctor of Medicine

Woman’s Medical College of

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Pittsburgh

School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

University of Puerto Rico

School of Medicine, San Juan

Doctor of Medicine

Medical College of South

Carolina, Charleston

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Tennessee

College of Medicine, Memphis

Doctor of Medicine

Meharry Medical College

School of Medicine, Nashville

Doctor of Medicine

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Texas

Southwestern Medical School,

Dallas

Doctor of Medicine

University of Texas Medical

Branch, Galveston

Doctor of Medicine

Baylor University College of

Medicine, Houston

Doctor of Medicine

University of Utah College of

Medicine, Salt Lake City

Doctor of Medicine

University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington

Doctor of Medicine

University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville

Doctor of Medicine

Medical 97

Country in which qualification is granted

Name of Institution granting qualification

Description of qualification

Medical College of Virginia,

Richmond

Doctor of Medicine

University of Washington

School of Medicine, Seattle

Doctor of Medicine

West

Virginia

University

School of

Medicine,

Morgantown

Doctor of Medicine

University of

Wisconsin

Medical School, Madison

Doctor of Medicine

Marquette University School of Medicine, Milwaukee

Doctor of Medicine

Dartmouth Medical School,

Hanover

Doctor of Medicine

University of North Dakota

School of Medicine, Grand

Forks

Doctor of Medicine

University of South Dakota

School of Medicine, Vermillion

Doctor of Medicine

University of New Mexico

School of

Medicine,

Albuquerque

Doctor of Medicine

Rutgers State University

Doctor of Medicine

Brown University, Providence

Rhode Island

Doctor of Medicine

West Indies …

University of West Indies

Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery

98

THIRD SCHEDULE

[Subsection 34A(1)]

LIST OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

International Medical University

Melaka-Manipal Medical College

Penang Medical College

Perak College of Medicine

Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology

Monash University, Sunway Campus Malaysia

99

Act 50

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. (A) 41/1975

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1975

21-02-1975

Medical

(Amendment)

Act 1975

30-05-1975

P.U. (A) 311/1975

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 2)

Order 1975

03-10-1975

P.U. (A) 27/1976

Medical Act (Amendment of

Second

Schedule)

Order 1976

06-02-1976

P.U. (A) 101/1976

Medical Act (Amendment of

Second

Schedule)

(No. 2) Order 1976

09-04-1976

Medical

(Amendment)

Act 1976

29-10-1976

P.U. (A) 258/1977

Medical Act (Amendment of

Second

Schedule)

Order 1977

02-09-1977

P.U. (A) 373/1978

Medical Act (Amendment of

Second

Schedule)

Order 1978

29-12-1978

P.U. (A) 127/1979

Medical Act (Amendment of

Second

Schedule)

Order 1979 22-06-1979

100

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. (A) 165/1979

Medical Act (Amendment of

Second

Schedule)

(No.2) Order 1979

03-08-1979

Medical

(Amendment)

Act 1980

30-05-1980

except s. 34B:

01-05-1973

P.U. (A) 180/1981

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1981

26-06-1981

P.U. (A) 460/1983

Medical Act (Amendment of

Second

Schedule)

Order 1983

11-11-1983

P.U. (A) 73/1986

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1986

21-03-1986

P.U. (A) 123/1986

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 2)

Order 1986

18-04-1986

P.U. (A) 229/1986

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 3)

Order 1986

11-07-1986

P.U. (A) 230/1986

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1986 –Corrigendum

11-07-1986

P.U. (A) 392/1986

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1986

14-11-1986

P.U. (A) 251/1987

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1987

31-07-1987

P.U. (A) 285/1987

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 2)

Order 1987

04-09-1987

P.U. (A) 375/1987

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 3)

Order 1987 13-11-1987

Medical 101

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. (A) 388/1987

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1987 – Corrigendum

20-11-1987

P.U. (A) 391/1987

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 4)

Order 1987

27-11-1987

P.U. (A) 172/1988

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1988

03-06-1988

P.U. (A) 82/1989

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1989

17-03-1989

P.U. (A) 372/1989

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 2)

Order 1989

17-11-1989

P.U. (A) 351/1990

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1990

26-10-1990

P.U. (A) 45/1992

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1992

21-02-1992

P.U. (A) 377/1992

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 2)

Order 1992

16-10-1992

Medical

(Amendment)

Act 1993 05-02-1993;

except s.39,

40, 41, 42, 43

and 44 –

01-10-1986

P.U. (A) 83/1993

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1993

02-04-1993

P.U. (A) 51/1994

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1994

11-02-1994

102

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. (A) 307/1994

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 1994

12-08-1994

P.U. (A) 46/1995

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1995

03-02-1995

P.U. (A) 135/1995

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 1995

05-05-1995

P.U. (A) 391/1995

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.3)

Order 1995

03-11-1995

P.U. (A) 404/1995

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.4)

Order 1995

17-11-1995

Medical

(Amendment)

Act 1995

10-11-1995

P.U. (A) 200/1996

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1996

03-05-1996

P.U. (A) 353/1996

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1996

26-07-1996

P.U. (A) 354/1996

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 1996

26-07-1996

P.U. (A) 144/1997

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1997

01-01-1997

P.U. (A) 324/1999

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1999

13-08-1999

P.U. (A) 143/2000

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2000 21-04-2000

Medical 103

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. (A) 371/2000

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 2000

13-10-2000

P.U. (A) 77/2002

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2002

01-03-2002

P.U. (A) 132/2002

Medical (Amendment of

Second

Schedule)

(No. 2) Order 2002

12-04-2002

P.U. (A) 93/2003

Medical (Amendment of

Third Schedule) Order 2003

04-04-2003

P.U. (A) 177/2003

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2003

06-06-2003

P.U. (A) 391/2003

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 2)

Order 2003

24-10-2003

P.U. (A) 116/2004

Medical (Amendment of

Third Schedule) Order 2004

02-04-2004

P.U. (A) 189/2004

Medical (Amendment of

First Schedule) Order 2004

11-06-2004

P.U. (A) 171/2005

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2005

22-04-2005

P.U. (A) 172/2005

Medical (Amendment of

Third Schedule) Order 2005

22-04-2005

P.U. (A) 281/2012

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2012

06-09-2012

104

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. (A) 111/2013

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2013

29-03-2013

P.U. (A) 149/2013

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 2013

01-05-2013

P.U. (A) 311/2013

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.3)

Order 2013

12-10-2013

P.U. (A) 329/2013

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.4)

Order 2013

01-11-2013

P.U. (A) 5/2014

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2014

08-01-2014

P.U. (A) 293/2014

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 2014

08-11-2014

P.U. (A) 33/2015

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2015

17-02-2015

P.U. (A) 41/2015

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule)(No. 2)

Order 2015

06-03-2015

P.U. (A) 127/2016

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2016

18-05-2016

P.U. (A) 88/2017

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2017

29-03-2017

P.U. (A) 166/2017

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 2017

08-06-2017

Medical 105

Amending law

Short title

In force from

Medical

(Amendment)

Act 2012

01-07-2017

P.U. (A) 7/2018

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2018

19-01-2018

P.U. (A) 117/2018

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 2018

17-05-2018

P.U. (A) 197/2018

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.3)

Order 2018

21-08-2018

P.U. (A) 286/2018

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.4)

Order 2018

06-11-2018

P.U. (A) 287/2018

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.5)

Order 2018

08-11-2018

P.U. (A) 314/2018

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.6)

Order 2018

13-12-2018

P.U. (A) 6/2019

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2019

05-01-2019

P.U. (A) 64/2019

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 2)

Order 2019

02-03-2019

P.U. (A) 236/2019

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 3)

Order 2019

05-09-2019

P.U. (A) 258/2019

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 4)

Order 2019

21-09-2019

P.U. (A) 329/2019

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 2)

Order 2019-Corrigendum 02-03-2019

106

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. (A) 330/2019

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No. 3)

Order 2019 – Corrigendum

05-09-2019

P.U. (A) 86/2020

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1987 – Corrigendum

31-07-1987

P.U. (A) 3/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2021

12-01-2021

P.U. (A) 108/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 2021

11-03-2021

P.U. (B) 594/2020

Medical Order 2020 –

Corrigendum

01-08-2020

P.U. (A) 135/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.3)

Order 2021 – Corrigendum

26-03-2021

P.U. (A) 167/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 1975 – Corrigendum

21-02-1975

P.U. (A) 271/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.4)

Order 2021

18-06-2021

P.U. (A) 273/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.5)

Order 2021

23-06-2021

P.U. (A) 317/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.6)

Order 2021

27-07-2021

P.U. (A) 321/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 2019 –Corrigendum

01-03-2019

P.U. (A) 342/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.7)

Order 2021 20-08-2021

Medical 107

Amending law

Short title

In force from

P.U. (A) 374/2021

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.8)

Order 2021

24-09-2021

P.U. (B) 540/2021

Medical Act 1971

– Corrigendum

01-08-2020

P.U. (A) 28/2022

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) Order 2022

04-02-2022

P.U. (A) 46/2022

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 1996 – Corrigendum

05-03-2022

P.U. (A) 47/2022

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.2)

Order 2022

05-03-2022

P.U. (A) 161/2022

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.3)

Order 2022

20-05-2022

P.U. (A) 266/2022

Medical (Amendment of

Second Schedule) (No.4)

Order 2022

23-08-2022

108

Act 50

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from

Long title

2

3

30-05-1975 30-05-1980 05-02-1993 01-07-2017 3A

01-07-2017 3B

01-07-2017 3C

01-07-2017 3D

01-07-2017 3E

01-07-2017 3F

01-07-2017 3G

01-07-2017 4

01-07-2017 4A

01-07-2017 4B

01-07-2017 4C

01-07-2017 4D

Act A1443 01-07-2017 4E

01-07-2017 4F

Medical 109

Section

Amending authority

In force from

4G

01-07-2017 4H

01-07-2017 4I

01-07-2017 4J

01-07-2017 9

01-07-2017 12

29-10-1976 05-02-1993 01-07-2017 13

Act A1443 29-10-1976 30-05-1980 05-02-1993 01-07-2017

14

01-07-2017 14A

01-07-2017 14B

01-07-2017 14C

01-07-2017 16

01-07-2017 18

01-07-2017 19

30-05-1975 05-02-1993 01-07-2017 20

P.U. (B) 594/2020

30-05-1975 01-07-2017 01-08-2020 21

01-07-2017 22

01-07-2017 23

01-07-2017

110

Section

Amending authority

In force from

24

05-02-1993 01-07-2017

24A

01-07-2017 26

01-07-2017 27

01-07-2017 29

01-07-2017 29A

01-07-2017 30

01-07-2017 31

01-07-2017 31A

30-05-1975 01-07-2017 32

01-07-2017 33

01-07-2017 34

01-07-2017 34A

Act A1443 29-10-1976 10-11-1995 01-07-2017

34B

01-05-1973 01-07-2017 34C

05-02-1993 01-07-2017 35

05-02-1993 01-07-2017 35A

01-07-2017 36

01-07-2017 37

05-02-1993

Medical 111

Section

Amending authority

In force from

39

01-10-1986 40

30-05-1975 29-10-1976 01-10-1986 01-07-2017

41

30-05-1975 29-10-1976 01-10-1986 01-07-2017 42

Act A1443 01-10-1986 01-07-2017

43

01-10-1986 44

01-10-1986

First Schedule

P.U. (A) 189/2004

11-06-2004 01-07-2017

Second Schedule

P.U. (A) 41/1975

P.U. (A) 311/1975

P.U. (A) 27/1976

P.U. (A) 101/1976

P.U. (A) 258/1977

P.U. (A) 273/1978

P.U. (A) 127/1979

P.U. (A) 165/1979

P.U. (A) 460/1983

P.U. (A) 73/1986

P.U. (A) 123/1986

P.U. (A) 229/1986

P.U. (A) 230/1986

P.U. (A) 392/1986

P.U. (A) 251/1987

P.U. (A) 285/1987

P.U. (A) 375/1987

P.U. (A) 388/1987

P.U. (A) 391/1987

P.U. (A) 172/1988

P.U. (A) 82/1989

P.U. (A) 372/1989

P.U. (A) 351/1990 21-02-1975 03-10-1975 06-02-1976 09-04-1976 02-09-1977 29-12-1978 22-06-1979 03-08-1979 11-11-1983 21-03-1986 18-04-1986 11-07-1986 11-07-1986 14-11-1986 31-07-1987 04-09-1987 13-11-1987 20-11-1987 27-11-1987 03-06-1988 17-03-1989 17-11-1989 26-10-1990

112

Section

Amending authority

In force from

P.U. (A) 45/1992

P.U. (A) 377/1992

P.U. (A) 83/1993

P.U. (A) 51/1994

P.U. (A) 307/1994

P.U. (A) 46/1995

P.U. (A) 135/1995

P.U. (A) 391/1995

P.U. (A) 404/1995

P.U. (A) 200/1996

P.U. (A) 353/1996

P.U. (A) 354/1996

P.U. (A) 144/1997

P.U. (A) 324/1999

P.U. (A) 143/2000

P.U. (A) 371/2000

P.U. (A) 77/2002

P.U. (A) 132/2002

P.U. (A) 177/2003

P.U. (A) 391/2003

P.U. (A) 171/2005

P.U. (A) 281/2012

P.U. (A) 111/2013

P.U. (A) 149/2013

P.U. (A) 311/2013

P.U. (A) 329/2013

P.U. (A) 5/2014

P.U. (A) 293/2014

P.U. (A) 33/2015

P.U. (A) 41/2015

P.U. (A) 127/2016

P.U. (A) 88/2017

P.U. (A) 166/2017

P.U. (A) 7/2018

P.U. (A) 117/2018

P.U. (A) 197/2018

P.U. (A) 286/2018

P.U. (A) 287/2018

P.U. (A) 314/2018

P.U. (A) 6/2019

P.U. (A) 64/2019

P.U. (A) 3/2021

P.U. (A) 108/2021

P.U. (A) 135/2021

P.U. (A) 167/2021

P.U. (A) 271/2021 21-02-1992 16-10-1992 02-04-1993 11-02-1994 12-08-1994 03-02-1995 05-05-1995 03-11-1995 17-11-1995 03-05-1996 26-07-1996 26-07-1996 01-01-1997 13-08-1999 21-04-2000 13-10-2000 01-03-2002 12-04-2002 06-06-2003 24-10-2003 22-04-2005 06-09-2012 29-03-2013 01-05-2013 12-10-2013 01-11-2013 08-01-2014 08-11-2014 17-02-2015 06-03-2015 18-05-2016 29-03-2017 08-06-2017 19-01-2018 17-05-2018 21-08-2018 06-11-2018 08-11-2018 13-12-2018 05-01-2019 02-03-2019 12-01-2021 11-03-2021 26-03-2021 21-02-1975 18-06-2021

Medical 113

Section

Amending authority

In force from

P.U. (A) 273/2021

P.U. (A) 317/2021

P.U. (A) 321/2021

P.U. (A) 342/2021

P.U. (A) 374/2021

P.U. (B) 540/2021

P.U. (A) 28/2022

P.U. (A) 46/2022

P.U. (A) 47/2022

P.U. (A) 161/2022

P.U. (A) 266/2022

23-06-2021 26-07-2021 01-03-2019 20-08-2021 24-09-2021 01-08-2020 04-02-2022 05-03-2022 05-03-2022 20-05-2022 23-08-2022

Third Schedule

P.U. (A) 93/2003

P.U. (A) 116/2004

P.U. (A) 172/2005

10-11-1995 04-04-2003 02-04-2004 22-04-2005

Amending instrument	Year
AKTA PERUBATAN (PINDAAN) 2012	2012
MEDICAL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2024	2024

*MEDICAL ACT 1971

About this act

PART I

PART II

(2)

(3)

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(c)

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(d)

(e)

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(i)

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(iii)

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(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(2)

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(c)

(2)

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(b)

(3)

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(2)

(a)

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(3)

(4)

(5)

(a)

(b)

(2)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(2)

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(4)

(5)

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