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HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGULATORY BODIES ACT, 2013 (ACT 857)

Section 48:
A person who
(a) makes a false declaration in an application for registration as a medical or dental practitioner, physician assistant or certified registered anaesthetist; 
(b) wilfully and falsely uses any name, title such as “Dr.” or addition implying a qualification to practice medicine or dentistry; 
(c) employs or engages a non-registered practitioner; 
(d) without being registered under this Part; 
(i) practices or professes to practice medicine or dentistry; or 
(ii) receives payment for the practice of dentistry or medicine; or
(e) wilfully destroys or damages a register kept under this Part, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than one thousand penalty units and not more than ten thousand penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of not more than twenty years or to both; and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine of ten penalty units for each day during which the offence continues after written notice has been served on the offender personally by the Council.

Subject : Medical and Dental council  

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