46 tal-1986

L.N.46oC l984i

OJ<:I'AHTM ENT OF HEAL1'II (CONSTITUTION) ORDlNANet

(C AI'. 148)

Board for the Proressions Supplementary 10 Medkine

Standing OnIers, 1986

I n exercise of the powers confe rred by paragraph 5 of the Second

Sc hedule to the Department of Health (Constitut ion) Ordinance , the

Boa rd for the Professio ns Supplemen t3ry 10 Medicine. with the appro-

val of the M inislc r of ' .. ealth. has made the rollowingsta nding orders:-

PART 1

Citalion orl(J /nlt'Prelal;OIr

I . These sta nding order,; shall be cited as the Board for the

P rofessions Supplementary 10 Medicine Slanding Orders. 1986.

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In th ese standi ng o rders, unless the oon1C XI otherwise rc-

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" B oard" means the Board for the Professions Supplementary

10 Med icine

" O rdinance" means the Department of H ealth (Con sti tution )

Ordinance.

PA RT n

Rerords of Appointm~nt or E/~ctiol1 of MnnlH'rs

J. The Regis trar shall kee p records showing the name of every

member of the Bo ard. the dale of his appoint men t or election. the

Auth ority or thc Profession by wh ich he has been appoin ted or elected .

the p rovision of law in accordance with which hc has been clected o r

appoin ted. his Icrm of office and Ihe dal e of his re li rcme nt . resigna tion

o r death.

Ir-Registratl.lr ghandl.l jiomm notamcnti li JURI I-isem ta' kl.l ll Nolamenli.

membru tal- Bo rd , id-d3ta tan-nomina Jew elezzjoni tieghl.l, I-Awtori ta

jew il-Professjoni li minnha gic nominat jew elett , id-disposizzjoni tal -

li gi skond liema huwa jkun gie clctt Jew nominat, ii-imien ta ' kariga

tieghu II d-data ta' I-irti r , riienja jew mcwt tieghu.

4, Ma r-riicnj a, mcwt jew eghluq ta' imien ta' kari ga tal-membri Vag.nzi.

nominati, il -Preside nt ghandu jara li awii dwar hekk jintbaghat lill-

Awtorita kontcrnata. Fil-kat ta ' mernb ri eletti, il-President ghandu jaTa

li ssir elezzjoni skond id-disposizzjonijiet tas-sllbartikolu (5) la'

l-a rtik o lu 28G ta' l-Ordinanza 1.1 tar- Regolame nti ta ' 1-1986 dwar I-Elez-

zjo nijiet tal-Bord dwar il- Profcssjonijiet Sllpplirnentari gtlal1-Meditina.

TAQS IMA III

Proreduri ta/-Bard

S. II-Bard gf'landu jiomm laqgl'lat kull "ahar kif spcCifikat fil-

paragrafu 4 (3) tat-Ticni Sk(.~a li tinsab" ma ' 1-0rdinanza. S ':{jeda,

laqghat tal-Bord jistghu jisscjhu rkull imien ichor b'ardni tal-President

u gtJandhom jisscj hu wkoll fuq lalba bil-miktub iffirmata minn mhux

anqas minn f'lamsa mill-membri u indirizzala lill· President. li ghandu

jar.! li dik il -Iaqgha tisscjjah egh luq scbat ijicm minn mela jirtievi dik

it-talba.

On the resignation, the dea th o r Ihe expiry o flhe tem of office

of th e a ppointed me mbers. the ChailJ1la n shall cause a not ice thereof to

be sent to the Authority concerned. In the case o f e lected members. the

C ha irman s hall ca use an elect ion to be he ld in accordance with the

p rovisiOIl5 of subsection (5) o f se<:l ion 28G o f lhe Ordinance and of the

Board for the Professions Suppleme ntary to Medicine (Elections ) Re-

gu lations. 1986.

PA RT 111

ProcuJil1gS of /JoQrd

S. The Board shall hold monthly meet ings as specified in para-

graph 4 (3) o f th e Second Schedule 10 the Ordinance. In addition.

meetings o f the BO;lrd may be summoned at any other lime by d irection

of the Chairman and sha ll also be summ oned on a writte n request signed

by not Icss than fh'eof the membe r.; and addr~d to the Chairman who

shall ta usc: sut h mcc ting to be conve ned withi n !iCven da)"5 of tile receipt

of suth request .

All mee tings o f the Board shall be con"cned by the Registr.lr

by nmice addressed to each membe r and 5(:nt by hand or th rough

registered post.

The notice shall state the hour and place of the meeting and its

purpose in de tail and .... hetbcr for general business or for any (named)

special business; toge the r with such notice the re shall be sent a copy of

the: minUlesof the previous meeting.

The Regis trar shall send a copy of the age nda to each membe r

nO I less than fi ve days before the d3y of the meeting. exce pt in uny ease

of special urgency. to be decided by the Chairman . when two days notice

shall suffice.

Any notice of mQlion 10 be insen ed in the progJ1lfl\ffiC of busiOCS'>

lor a meeting must be receh'ed by the Registrar at leaM twel"e da)"5

beforehand.

In the absence of the Chairman from any mee ting of the

Board. a chairmp n for that m~'Ct ing shall be elected by the members

presen t.

11 . The decisio n of the Boord shall be by a majori ty oh·otes. The

Chairman of the Boardor . ..... hen the Chairman is absent from a mee ting.

the chairman elected for that meeting shall ha\'e an original vote and. in

the case of an equal di" ision of VOtes. al50 a scrond or casting ,·ote .

I Z. No business shall be transacted by the !loan! unless a quorum

of seven is prese nt .

Id-decizjoni tal-Bord tkun b'maggoranza tal-voti, 11·

President tal-Bord jew, mela I-President ikun assen ti, ic-chairmall elett

ghal dik il-Iaqgha jkollu \'ot originali u, fil-kai: ta' voti ndaqs, ~'ot ichor

ukoll jew 'lot deCiiiv,

Ebda xoghol ma ghandu jsir mill-Bord kemm-il darba ma

jkunx hemm pre:!:enti quorum ta' sebgha,

The order of business al nth regula r mee ting shall be as Ordt.oI

follows:-

(a) (i) reading. amendment. confirmation and signature

by the Chairman or, as the case may be. be the cha irman eletted by

the meeti ng. of the min utesof the previous mee ting;

(ii)

business arising OU t of the min ut es;

(b ) correspondence

(t) mau ersof urge nty

(d) ad journed business

(e) repoflsof Comminees

(f) motions on the notice-paper.

I". The regular order of bu~iness may be varied or suspended :1I

an y meeting at th e discri:lion of the Ch:.irman.

IS. Except by permission of :.11 the members presen t. no membe r ~U'l"'n_ u(

shall in troduce tor di'>!;us .. ion at it mecting a ~ u h.i4'ct '" hkh h:.s not Ix'en " ~~

duly Inse rted on the notice-paper ror that mttting.

Before: any mo tion o r amendmen t is discussed . it shall be

L-ordni rcgolari tax-xoghol jista' jigi varjat jew sospii: rkull VaTjaujoni \3 '

laqgha fid-diskrezzjoni tal -President.

Hlief bil-penness tal-membri kollha pretcnti. ebda membru s..."""'io"; ,.'

ma ghandu jintrodul:i ghal diskussjoni rlaqgha suggett li ma jkunx l-ordni

imniiicl kif imiss fin -notice-paper ghal dik il-Iaqgha.

proposed and seconded and shall be reduced 10 ..... riting. All formal

amendments shall be framed so Ihat they may be read as independent

motions.

No amendment motion shall be withdrawn after having been

read unless by permission of the Board.

Th e seconder of a motion orof an amendment may reserve his

speech to any period o flhc debate: but only the proposer has the right or

final reply.

If an amendmen t be proposed, it shall be disposed of before

any o th e r amendment is moved.

The ame ndme nt shall first be put to the vote and. if it be

negatived. a second amendment may be moved and shall be disposed of

in the same way as the first amendment and so on un til no fUMher

amcndme nt is proposed .

Should C\'cry amcndmen t be nega tived. lhe o riginal IIl()l ion

s hallthcn be put to the vOle.

If any amendment be carried. it s hall lhen be regarded as a

substantiw motion a nd trea ttd, as to further amendments and the right

o f s peakingon it in reply, a nd in all other respects, asan original molion .

When a motion is under debate, no further proposals shall be

receive d cxcept onc of the following: -

(i) an amcnd ment , namely: "Thal lhe motio n be amended as

follows ........ ";

(ii ) th e postpone me nt of the question, namely: "ThaI the

consid e ration of the motion be postponed";

(ii i) th e adjournmC!1I of the debate, namely; "Th at the

deba te on the motion be now adjourned" ;

(iv) the adjournmcn t of the Board, namely; "That the

Board do now adjourn";

(v) the closu re o f Ihe debate. namely: "That the Boa rd do

now proceed to \'OIe on thc motion";

(vi) the previous question as to the motion, namely: "lb3t

the Boa rd . instead of prOO!eding lodeal wilh the motion, do pass to

the next itcm on the programme of busintss".

24, When an amendme nt is under debate, no fu rthe r proposal

~hall be receivcd cxcept onc of Ihe follo \Oo'ing:-

(i) the adjou rnmen t o f the debate on the ame ndmcnt

n:lmefy: " That thc dcba te on the amendmcnt be no\Oo' adjourned" ;

(ii) thc adjournmen t of the Board , namely: "That the

Hoard do now adjourn";

(iii) th e closure of the debate on the amendmen t. namely

"'Ibat the Board do now proceed to votc o n the amendmcnt" ;

(iv) the previous question as to the amendmen t . nal)lely

"That the Board. instead of pr<x'Ceding to deal with the amend-

ment. do resume the deoote on the motion originally proposed",

MCla emenda tlwn taht diskussjon i. cbda proposta ohra rna

ghand ha ligi ritcvu ta jekk ma Ikunx wah da minn dawn li gcj jin: -

0) aggomamcnt t;ul..Jiskussjoni fuq I.;:,mcnda. jigirtcri

"Illi d-diskussjuni fuq I-emenda titi issa aggomata" ;

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(iii) cghluq ta d-{jiskussjoni fuq l~mcnd3, jigiflc ri: "lIli

I- llord issa jghaddi ghall-volazzjoni fuq l-emcnda";

(iv) mistoq si ja la' qabc 1 dwar I-e menda, jigifieri: "llIi [-Bard,

mintlo k ma jkompli jittraua I-e me nd a, jerga' jibda d-dis ku ssjoni

fuq il'mozzjolli proposta originarjam enf'.

25, Il ' proposla ghall -posponimenl lal,kw istjon; l;sla' lispeafika

dala ghall-kollsiderazzjolli ohra tal-kwistjoni jew Ikun sine die.

The proposal for the postponement of the question may

specify a date for the further consideration of the question or be made

sin~ di~.

If the proposal for the adjournment of the debate be carried.

the Board shall pass to the next item on the programme of business and

the debate shall be resumed at the: nex t ordinary mee ting of the Board.

The propose r o f the adjournment shall . on the r('Sumption of Ihe

debate, be emitled [0 speak first.

On the proposal for the adjournment of the Board being

made and seconded, it shall be competent for the Chairman before

pUlling the question. to take the opi nion of the Board lIll towhe ther they

will. before rising. proceed to the transaction of unopposed business.

The proposal for the clos ure shall be made and seconded CIo><I",of

without debate. and shall, unless the Chairman shall rule otherwise. be me<:'ing.

put forthwith . Should the proposal be carried, the mot ion or amend -

ment under debate shall be at once voted on by the Board .

The proposal for the previous question shall be made and Pmposallor

seconded wi thout debate. and shall be put forthwith. Should the pro- P"'""""-<

posal be ca rried . the motion or amendment to which it applies shall be

dropped from the programme of business.

A question shall be decided by a show of hands unless a secret v<><in5.

ballot be asked for by a member. The vote is to be recorded in the

minllles.

A motion to rescind any decisions of the Board cannot be

proposed before [he lapse of three months from the date oflhe decision

in question unless Ihe Board unanimously decide otherwise.

All the proceedings of Ihe Board shall be en tered in minute

form and periodically bound and the names of the membe rs present at

each meeting shall be en tered in the minutes.

The minutes of each mccting Shlll1 contain such motions and RC<:<>rd "I

amendments as have been proposed and adoptcd or negatived with mol""' •.

names of the proposer an d seconder, but without any comment or

obse rvation of members. The reason for the dcci~ ion should. however,

be recorded.

The Chainnan or th e ch~innan elected by the meeting, as the Confinn.,ion of

may bc. shall confi rm by his $ignature the minutes arising out of the rninu'e>.

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business of a meeting.

No motion or discussion shall take place upon the minutes

except upon their accuracy. and any qUC$lion of thei r accuracy shall be

raised by mo tion. If no such question is nlised. or if it is ra ised . as!iOOn as

it has been disposed of, the Chainnan or the chainnan elected by the

meeting, as the case may be, shall declare that the minutes are con-

finned.

The Board may appoint as it deems necessary Special Com-

mittees and Standing Committees to subm it" recommendations 10 the

Board regarding the matters referred to them by the Board. Such

Committees shall s ubm it their recommendations in writing to the

Chairman of the Board stat ing the reasons for their recommendations.

All proceedings of the Board and of its committees shall be

regarded as confidential. The Board, howeve r, may issue statements

and directives as it considers appropriate from lime to time

PART IV

Registers and Registrations

Separate registers shall be kept for the registration of -

(a) health inspectors;

(b) medical laboratory technicians;

(c) occupational therapists;

(d) physiotherapists ;

(e) p<J:dologisls;

(t) radiographers;

(g) speech therapists;

(h) dental hygienists;

(i) dental laboratory technici ans;

(j) medical laboratory analYSIS;

(k) onhoptists.

Each register shall be in accordance with the form shown in

the First Schedule to these standing orders and shall sta te in respect of

each person the particulars referred to in that Schedule.

Each register shall consist of the followi ng three parts -

(a) Principal list

(b) Commonwealth List. and

(c) Foreign List.

An application for registration in any of the registers shall be

made 10 the Registrar in accordance with the form shown in the Second

Schedule to these stand ing orders.

(1) The Registrar shall lay before the Board all applications

for registration.

(2) The Registrar, on being directed so 10 do by the Board ,

shall enter the particulars of a person accepted for registration in the

relevant part of the appropriate register.

When aoy person entitled to be registered in any of the Certili<:at. of

registers has his name and panicularsentered in the registers , he shall be registration.

given a certifica te o f registration in accordance with the form shown in

the Third Schedule 10 these standing orders.

The entries made in the registers shall, subject 10 the pro"i- Enlriesin

sians contained in articles 45, 47, and 51 of these standing o rders, be .. gisle" lo~

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""nna n<ntw'tn

perma ne nt. Every person so registered shall, however, be bound 10 cenain

notify the Registrarwithou t delay of any change affecting the entry in his •• <:cpliollS.

respect in aoy of the registers.

Subject to the provisions ofthe nex t following article, when a Alterations in

person whose name is emcred in any of the registers applies to the ",giste ...

Registrar to have an alteration made in his registered name or in his

registered address or 10 have any regislrable qualification possessed by

him en tered in the register in substitution for or in addition to a qualifi-

cation already registered, the Board shall, on being satisfied that all the

requirements of these standing orders have been complied with, cause

to be e nte red in the appropriate register the alteration or addition so

notified.

W he n any person whose name is en tered in any of the Requ.irc monls

registers app lies 10 have an alteration made in his registered name, he of

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shall produce in support of his application such certificates or other

documentary evidence as the Board may conside r adequate.

On the insertion in the appropriate Register of an alteration in Retcntiool of

the name of a person who is registered in any register, the Registrarshall "=,

retain in the register his name as already registered

Provided that if the person requests that his former name be

omitted from the registe r, his request may be complied with after that

name and the new name have appeared together in o nc issue of the

registe r.

A certificate showing the change of name in the register , in

Ortilkate of

alte ratioo of

accordance with the form shown in the Fourth Schedule to these standing

registe red

orders, shall be issued on the entry in the appropriate register of an

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alteration in the name of such person.

( I) Each of the registers kept by the Board shall be pu~

lished every three years or, if the Board so determines. after a shorter

interval.

(2) Each of such registers shall show the names and sur-

names, in alphabetical order of surnames, with thc addresses, qualifica-

tions and other particulan of all persons appearing therein as existing on

the first day of January of thc year of publication.

SO. Subject to any directions which may be given by the Board, Ann lLOl leu e ...

telfers shall be sent by the Registrar , at least once in each year. to all by Registror .

persons whose names appear in the registers for the purpose of keeping

the registe rs correct.

SI. (1) If any person whose naOle is registered in a ny register

appl ies 10 the Board for the removal of his name from any of the

registers, the application shall be in the form of a declaration signed by

him specifying the ground o r grounds on which the applica tion is made

and stating that the applican t is no t aware of any proceedings or of any

reason for the institution of any proceedings which might resul t in

rendering him liable -

(a) to have his name erased from that register by direction of

the Board un de r section 87B, section 87D or section 87F of the

Med ical and Kindred Professions Ordinance; or

(b) to have withdrawn from him any registrable q ua lification

which he holds.

(2) The application shall be considered by the Board who

may, if they think fi t, adjourn consideration to a future date. and may

require the appl ica nt to furnish further informatio n or explanation

either in wri ting or orally and in person before the Board.

(3) Afte r considering the application, the Board may, if they

think fit, by resolution put from the Chai r, direct the Registrar to

remove, and the Registrar shall the re upon remove. the nam e of the

applican t from the registe r.

(4) If removal is di rected, the decision of the Board shall

forthwi th be notified by the Registrar to the applican t by letter ad-

dressed to his registered or last known address.

52, Unless the Board shall otherwise direct, the Registrar shall

not restore to the register any name whi eh has been removed under the

last foregoing a rticle , unless the person whose name has been so re-

moved makes application in writing forthe restoration of his name to the

register, saving the provisions of section 87E of the Medical and Kindred

Professio ns Ordinance.

Kcm m-j] dama '-Bord ma jordnu xon'ohra. ir-Registratur TqoJllicl

ma ghandux jergu' jnit7.c1 fir~rcgist ru.i isem li jlr:un gic mnehhi skood ?"I~:~ .. ' hhi'

I-art iko lu li jahbar sew sew qabcl dan , jckk il-pcrsuna li isimha j kun gic ::;,::~,:" '"

mne hhi mlltaghmi lx applikazzjoni bil·mikwh ghaHqeghid milJ.!;did ta ' !"i" i~ "nu

isimha fir. regislru. bla hsara lad -disposizzjo nij ict la' '-anikohl 87E I H' ."«<lo<.

I-Ordinanza dwar il -Profcssjoni Mcdika u I· Professjon ijiclli ghandhom

x'jaqsmu maghha.

( 1) The Board shall have a seal bearing the inscription

BOARD FOR TI-IE PROFESSIONS SUPPLEM ENTARY TO

MED IC INE.

(2) The seal shall be kepI in the custody of th e Registrar.

(1) The Registrar , or any othe r officer of the Board author-

ised in wri ting by the Chairman of the Board, shall be authorised to affix

the seal to all certifica tes of registrat ion and to an formal commissions

issued by the Board.

(2) Save as aforesaid, the seal shall be affIXed only by order

or under the authorit y of the Board.

(3 ) Any o rder for affixing the seal shall state the object of its

use and shall be entered in the minutes of the Board.

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FIRST SCHED ULE

Article 39

FO RM OF REGISTERS

BOARD FO R TH E PROFESSIO NS SUPPLEME NT AR Y TO MEDICINE -

..... . .... . .. . . . Register

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Origina l

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QualiflCalion,

SECOND SCHED ULE

Article 4 1

FORM OF APPLICAT ION FOR REG ISTRAT ION

BO ARD FOR TH E

PRO FESSIO NS SUP PLEMENT AR Y TO MEDICINE _ MALTA

Application fo r Registration

J apply to be registered under section . .... . .... .

. . of the Medi cal and

Kind red Profess ions O rd inance.

My fu ll name is

(Give full name in capita l letters . surname underlined)

J was bo rn at .... . . . . .. .

. ............... .. .. on . . .. . ... . . .. . ... . . .

(day, mont h, year)

My home or pennane nt address' for entry in the Regisler is

The address' 10 which my Certificate of Registration should be sem is ...

Description of qualification(s) ... ... .. ... .. .

.

Date on which conferred . .

.

.

Uni ve rsity or body by which gran ted ... .

Signatu re of applicant

Date of applicatio n . ... .

• Gi,,, ,,,",,,, add,,,,",,, rn lull.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the rollowing is a true copy or the entry made in the .. .... . . .... . .. .. . . .. . •. .

Date .. ......... •• . ........ ••.

0 ,,01;0:. .. .,..

REG ISTRAR

BOARD FOR THE PROFESSIONS SUPPLEMEJlITARY TO MEDIONE - MALTA

CERTIFICATE OF REG ISTRATION IN 1HE .... .. ..... ... . .... . . REGISTER

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BOARD FOR THE PROFESSIONS SUPPLEMENTARY TO MEDICINE - MALTA

Lis t o f the .................... . . .. Register in respetl or the name spedfled below:-

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

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( ................ ... ...... LISl)

THIRD SCHED ULE

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Numbe r ........ .......... .

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Anicle43

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Date .. ......... • ......... . , ..

I HE REBY CERTIFY that the following name has been al tered as indicated in the .................... • ..

Qualiroca,Oons

REG ISTRAR

CERTIFICATE OF ALTERATION OF NAME IN THE ...... ........... . .. . REG ISTER

BOARD FOR THE PRO FESSIONS SUPPLEMENTARY TO l\.1.EDICINE - MALTA

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FORM OFCERllFl CA TE OF AL TERAll0N OF REGISTERED NAME

BOARD fOR THE PROFESSIONS SUPPLEMENTARY TO MED ICINE - MALTA

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