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Section 8, The Allied Health Professions Act, 2022

Status not yet checkedThe Allied Health Professions Act, 2022, Sierra Leone

(1) An action or other proceedings shall not lie or beinstituted against a member of the Council or member of a Committee of Council in respect of an act or thing done or omitted to be done in good faith in the exercise of his functions under this Act. (2) A member of the Council shall not be personally liable for any debt or obligation of the Council. Disclosure of interest. Immunity of members of (i) to a fine not less than 5 million Leones exceeding 2 months or to both such fine and imprisonment; and (ii) in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not less than 5 million Leones for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction. (2) For the purposes of this section, "misleading representation" means any action which is likely to mislead the public as to the - (a) nature, characteristics, suitability for the purpose or quantity, of the service being provided; or (b) services provided of a particular kind, standard, quality or quantity. 41. A person who not being a registered allied health professional under this Act - (a) practices, carrieson or operates, or holds himself out as practising or carrying on or operating, or takes up employment, as a registered allied health professional ; (b) uses the title "registered" to the respective allied health professions or any title in any language which may be reasonably construed to imply that he is a registered practitioner; (c) holds himself out as an expert; (d) uses or displays a sign, or other device representing or implying that he is a registered allied health professional ; or Fraud on the title of an allied health profession.

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