Section 34
Traditional and Complementary medicine
Subject to subsection (2) and regulations made under this
Act, nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect the right of any person under any law in force in Malaysia or any part thereof, not being a person taking or using any 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, to practise traditional and complementary medicine.
(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.