Associated Health Service Professions Amendment Act 108 of 1985

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108 of 1985

The Associated Health Service Professions Amendment Act 108 of 1985 intends:

  • to amend the Associated Health Service Professions Act, 1982, so as
    • to define "qualification" and to emend the definition of "practitioner";
    • to regulate the keeping of registers of practitioners and students in chiropractic and homeopathy;
    • to further regulate the registration of chiropractors and homeopaths; 
    • to provide for the exercise of control over the training of, and for the prescribing of qualifications necessary for registration as, chiropractors or homeopaths;
    • to provide for limited registration as a chiropractor or homeopath;
    • to provide for the investigation of matters relating to the education and training of certain classes of persons;
    • to provide for the registration of certain persons so as to enable them to give educational demonstrations;
    • to determine the particulars to be furnished by certain educational institutions to the South African Associated Health Service Professions Board; 
    • to further regulate the registration of students in chiropractic or homeopathy;
    • to further regulate the power of the said board to remove the name of a practitioner or student from the relevant register;
    • to further regulate the imposition of a fine and related matters at disciplinary inquiries;
    • to adapt and extend the powers of the Minister of Health and Welfare relating to the making of regulations;
    • to exclude students in chiropractic or homeopathy from certain provisions of the Act; and
    • to provide for control over charges for the rendering of professional services by practitioners; and
  • to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

20 September 1985 (Gazette 9934 of 20 September 1985)

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