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Medical Assistants (Registration) Act 1977 Part V — Appeals

s 17–s 18 · 2 sections

Appeal to Minister against decision of Board to be final

s 17

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(1) Any person aggrieved by any decision made or condition or restriction imposed by the Board may, within one month of the decision being made or condition or restriction being imposed, appeal therefrom to the Minister. (2) In disposing of an appeal the Minister may confirm, set aside or vary the decision made or condition or restriction imposed by the Board and his order thereon shall be final.

Appeal to operate as stay in respect only of renewal of certificate of registration

s 18

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) an appeal shall not stay the operation of any decision of the Board. (2) Where the Board refuses to renew a certificate of registration and the person concerned appeals to the Minister under section 17, the validity of such certificate shall be deemed not to expire on the 31st day of December and such person may continue to be employed as a medical assistant until the Minister makes an order under subsection 17(2). (3) Where the Minister dismisses the appeal, the presumption under subsection (2) shall cease to apply and the person concerned shall, within such time as the Minister may allow, cease to be so employed. (4) Where the Minister allows the appeal, the Board shall renew the certificate of registration on payment of the prescribed fee and on due compliance with this Act and regulations.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated. Read the official text ↗

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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