Section 11
Alterations in registers
of Allied Health Professions of Brunei Darussalam Act
(1)
The Registrar shall -
(a)
insert in the appropriate register any alteration which may come to his knowledge to any particulars or qualifications of any registered allied health professional;
(b)
correct any error in a register; and
(c)
remove from the appropriate register the name of any person -
(i)
who is deceased;
(ii)
whose name is ordered to be removed under any provision of this Act;
(iii)
who has requested and shown sufficient reason for his name to be removed from that register, unless a complaint has been made, or an inquiry has, or investigations or proceedings have, commenced under Part 5 against that person; or
(iv)
whose registration has lapsed.
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(2)
The Registrar may remove from the appropriate register the name of a person who has not renewed his practising certificate for a continuous period of not less than 2 years.
Full registration 12.
( 1 ) A person who -
a
(a)
holds any qualification recognised by the Council for the purposes of this subsection; and
(b)
satisfies the Council that he has the knowledge and skill and sufficient experience in an allied health profession, may, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as an allied health professional with full registration in that allied health profession.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person who is or was a registered allied health professional with conditional registration in an allied health profession by virtue of section 14(l)(a) may be registered as an allied health professional with full registration in that profession if he -
(a)
has complied with the conditions imposed on his registration referred to in section 14(5) to the satisfaction of the Council; and
(b)
satisfies such other requirements as the Council may, with the approval of the Minister, prescribe.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsections ( 1 ) and (2), the Council may, if it is of the view that it is not in the public interest for a person referred to in either of those subsections to be registered as an allied health professional with full registration, direct that he be registered -
(a)
provided the requirement of section 13(1) is satisfied, as a registered allied health professional with restricted registration in any allied health profession, and section 13(2) and (3) apply accordingly; or
(b)
as a registered allied health professional with conditional registration in any allied health profession. and section 14(4) to (9)
apply accordingly.
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Restricted registration 13.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person may, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as an allied health professional with restricted registration in an allied health profession if, in the opinion of the
Council, he is competent to practise independently only in a branch or an area of that profession or at a particular establishment or description of establishments, because of -
(a)
the nature, extent. period or recency of his previous practice of a that profession;
(b)
the nature, extent, period or recency of his training in that profession;
(c)
his physical or mental health; or
(d)
any other reason.
(2)
A person may be registered under subsection (1) subject to such conditions as the Council may impose.
(3)
Without affecting the generality of subsection (2), the Council may impose the following conditions -
(a)
the particular employment or description of employment for the purposes of which he is registered;
(b)
the particular establishment or description of establishments in which he may practise the allied health profession;
(c)
the particular branch or area of the allied health profession which he may practise.
Conditional registration 14.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person may, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as an allied health professional with conditional registration in an allied health profession if he holds -
(a)
such qualification in that profession conferred by an institution of higher learning in Brunei Darussalam as may be prescribed;
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(b)
such qualification in that profession conferred by an institution of higher learning outside Brunei Darussalam as may be prescribed; or
(c)
such other qualification in that profession which is in the opinion of the Council not lower in standing than a qualification referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), and he satisfies the Council that he has the knowledge and skills and has acquired the experience which is necessary for the practice of that profession, and he has been selected for employment in Brunei Darussalam as an allied health professional in an establishment approved by the Council.
(2)
For the purpose of satisfying itself that a qualification in subsection (l)(c) is not lower in standing than a qualification referred to in subsection (])(a) or (b), the Council may require a person to undergo and pass an examination conducted or arranged by the Council or by such other person as the Council may appoint.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (l), a person who -
(a)
holds any qualification recognised by the Council for the purposes of this subsection;
(b)
satisfies the Council that he has particular specialised knowledge and skill. and sufficient experience, in the practice of an allied health profession, or any branch thereof; and
(c)
has been selected for employment in Brunei Darussalam as an allied health professional in an establishment approved by the Council, may, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as a registered allied health professional with conditional registration in that allied health profession.
(4)
The Council shall register a person under subsection (1) or (3) for such period as the Council thinks fit, and the period may be renewed, at the discretion of the Council, for such further period or periods as the Council a thinks fit.
(5)
A person may be registered under subsection ( I ) subject to such conditions as the Council may impose.
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(6)
Without affecting the generality of subsection (5). the Council may impose the following conditions -
(a)
the person shall work for a specified period in such establishment and under the supervision of such allied health professional who is registered with full or restricted registration in the same allied health profession as that of the person, as the Council may approve in order to acquire practical experience of such nature as the
Council may determine;
(b)
the degree of the supervision referred to in paragraph (a) shall meet such requirements as the Council may specify;
(c)
the person's performance shall be subject to review by such allied health professional who is registered in the same allied health profession as that of the person. or by such healthcare professional, as the Council may approve;
(d)
the particular employment or description of employment for the purposes of which he is registered;
(e)
the particular establishment or description of establishments in which he may practise the allied health profession;
Gf) the particular branch or area of the allied health profession which he may practise.
(7)
Without affecting the generality of sections 12 and 13, a person who is or has been registered with conditional registration may, upon the revocation or lapsing of all the conditions imposed under subsection (5), apply to the Council to be registered as an allied health professional with full or restricted registration, and section 12 or 13, as the case may be, applies accordingly.
(8)
Upon the registration of an allied health professional who is conditionally registered becoming a registered allied health professional of any other type, his name shall be removed from the Register of Allied Health
Professionals with Conditional Registration.
(9)
Except with the approval of the Council, no person who has been an allied health professional with conditional registration in an allied health profession may be registered again as such in the same profession.
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