Section 22, The Medical Practitioners and Dental Surgeons Act 1966 Sh on ti

(1) When the Committee gives a direction under section Appeal from it shall cause notice of the direction to be served on the person directi?n to whom it relates. committee (2) (a) person to whom such a direction relates may, any time within twenty-eight days from the date of service on him of the notice of the direction, appeal against the direction to the Supreme Court. (b) Such appeal shall be made by a notice filed in the office of the Supreme Court setting out the grounds of appeal. (c) The Committee may appear as respondent to the appeal and for the purpose of enabling directions to be given as to the costs of the appeal and of proceedings before the Committee. (d) The Committee shall he deemed to be a party thereto whether or not it appears on the hearing of the appeal. No. 3 Medical Practitioners and Dental Surgeons 1966 . the discretion of the court(P) The costs shall m d d aoainst the commitand any taxed costs awar et o the Committee tee together with such cos s as t· ("f . d for legal representa 10n 1may have rncurre G al to be re onfi d b Attorney- ener certi e y e .d by the Accountant-General able) shall be pat F d out Consolidated Revenue un . · t der section shall (3) A direction the Commit ee un take { ffect- · · b ght a0 amst (a) where no appeal under this s:ct~on rou O 1the direction within the time limited for the appea ' the expiration that time: (b) where such an appeal brought a nd wi th?rawn or struck out for want prosecution on the withdrawalor striking out the appeal; (c) where such an appeal brought and not withdra v- _n or struck out aforesaid , if and when the appeal 1s finally dismissed; and shall not take effect except accordance witD the foregoing provisions this subsection. f'erson 23. Any person whose name struck off a register in -struck off pursu;rn, ;e of a direction of the Committee under section 21 shall .:wt be re- . . d . . • • gistered un- not be entitled ~o b~ re~stere ill any_ register agarn ex~ept ill less directed pursuance of a direction m that behalf given by the CoillIIllttee on by Commit- the application of that person; and a direction under section tee. for stribng off a person's name from a register may prohibit an application under this section by that person until the expirationof such period from the date the direction (and where he has duly made such an application, from the date of bis last application) as may be specified in the direction. Penalty 24. ( l) Any person who wilfully and falsely pretends to be for pretend- a Medical Practitioner or Dental Surgeon or takes or uses the ing !o be a name or title of a Medical Practitioner or Dental Surgeon or any P Medti~t~l name, title, addition or description implying that he is re£isteredrac 1 10ner . . . "' or Dental under this Act or that he 1s recogrused by law as a Medical Practi- Surgeon. tioner or Dental Surgeon, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand leones and to a further penalty of twenty leones a day during the continuance of such offence. . . (2) Any person who, not being registered as a Medical pract1t1oner or Dental Surgeon under this Act practises as a Medical Prac_titioner or D~n!al Surgeon shall be guilty of an o ffence and liable on conviction thereof to a fine not exceedino one thousand leones or to imprisonment for a peroid not exceed in; twelve months or both. ..., Savings, cus- 25. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to :~~~iic~~e- prohibit or prevent . the practic: of customary sys tems of therapeutics or the practice of druggists authorised by any other law: .i ii No 3 Medical Practitioners a nd Dental Surgeons 1966 Provided that nothin . . . authorise th~ Perfonnance bg : this section shall be construed to of therapeutics which is dafgerd persol _n of any customary system us t) ife or health . 26. . ( l) Any person who for h . registration of any name a1' .fi t_ e purpose of procuring the · t , qu i cation O th False reregis err O er matter in any gistration. (a) makes a statement he kn not believe to be t . ows to ?e false or does rue a matenal particular; or (b) reckle.ssl_Y makes a statement which is false in a matenal particular· shall be guilty of an offence. ' . (2) Any person who wilful! fal ·fi falsified any register an y . s1 es or causes to be Falsifyingbe guilty an offence. Y matter relatmg to such register shall register. (3) Any person guilty of an offence d hi . shall be liableun er t s section Penalty. (a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding four hundred leones or to imprisonment for twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment; b) on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceedisg one thousand Ieones or to imprisonment not exceeding three years or to both such fine and imprisonment.