Section 30 — MEDICAL ACT 1971

(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