Cap 549 s 58 Restoration to Register (CHINESE MEDICINE ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	549	Title:	CHINESE MEDICINE ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	L.N. 250 of 2000
Section:	58	Heading:	Restoration to Register	Version Date:	16/08/2000

(1) Any person whose name has been removed under the provisions of this Ordinance from the Register may apply to the Practitioners Board for the restoration of his name to the Register.
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made in such form and accompanied by such documents and particulars as the Practitioners Board may determine.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the Practitioners Board may request an applicant to submit a declaration as to-

(a) whether he has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of any offence punishable with imprisonment since his name-

(i) was first entered on the Register; and

(ii) was removed from the Register;

(b) whether he has been found guilty in Hong Kong or elsewhere of misconduct in a professional respect since his name-

(i) was first entered on the Register; and

(ii) was removed from the Register;

(c) in the case of his having been so convicted or having been so found guilty of misconduct, the place and nature of each such offence or record of misconduct, as the case may be;

(d) whether there are outstanding legal proceedings against him at the time of the application.

(4) In considering an application for restoration, the Practitioners Board may, in its absolute discretion and after such inquiry as may be necessary, either allow or refuse the application.
(5) If the Practitioners Board allows an application, it-

(a) shall direct the Registrar, on payment of a prescribed fee by the applicant, to restore the name of the applicant to the Register and the Registrar shall restore the name as directed; and

(b) may determine that the restoration is subject to such conditions as it considers desirable.