### Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance 《輔助醫療業條例》

15A. Examinations by the board
Each board may—
(a) hold examinations for the purposes of sections 12(1)(a) and 15(2) and (2A) as and when it considers expedient or necessary;
(b) conduct such examinations itself or appoint examiners to conduct them on its behalf; and
(c) specify conditions as regards the eligibility of persons to sit for—
(i) any examination held under paragraph (a);
(ii) any examination so held which is of a particular class; or
(iii) any particular examination so held.
(Added 70 of 1989 s. 6)

15B. Appeal
(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board, other than—
(a) a decision under section 13(3) or an order under section 22;
(b) a decision relating to admission to provisional registration under section 15; or
(c) a decision relating to an examination referred to in section 15A,
may appeal against the decision to the Council in accordance with regulations made under this Ordinance.
(2) Upon hearing the appeal, the Council may confirm, vary or revoke the decision of the board.
(3) The decision of the Council under subsection (2) shall be final.
(Added 70 of 1989 s. 6)

### Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance 《輔助醫療業條例》

16. Registered person not to practise without practising certificate
(1) A person registered shall not practise a profession in Hong Kong unless he is the holder of a practising certificate which is then in force.
(2) On application made by a person registered to the secretary of the relevant board for the purpose of the issue of a practising certificate, and subject to—
(a) the payment of the prescribed fee for the issue of a practising certificate; and
(b) the submission of a declaration stating whether or not the registered person has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of any offence punishable with imprisonment since the date of the last declaration made by him to the like effect for the purposes of his registration or his application for a practising certificate (as the case may be),
the secretary shall issue to him a certificate to the effect that he is, subject to any conditions and restrictions specified in the certificate, entitled to practise his profession. (Replaced 80 of 1997 s. 97)
(3) Where a practising certificate is issued pursuant to an application made under subsection (2), the certificate shall, subject to subsection (5), be in force for any period not exceeding 12 months and ending on 30 June in any year as may be specified in the certificate. (Amended 64 of 1991 s. 2)
(4) (Repealed 64 of 1991 s. 2)(5) If at any time during the currency of a practising certificate, the holder of the certificate ceases to be registered, the certificate shall thereupon be deemed cancelled.
(6) A person who is required under this section to be the holder of a practising certificate under this section shall be deemed to have obtained the certificate when he has duly applied to the secretary of the board, paid the prescribed fee for the certificate and submitted the declaration referred to in subsection (2)(b). (Amended 80 of 1997 s. 97)
(7) A person who is required under this section to be the holder of a practising certificate shall not be entitled to recover any fees, costs or other remuneration on any cause of action relating to the practice of his profession unless he was, at the time when the cause of action arose, the holder of a valid practising certificate.

### Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance 《輔助醫療業條例》

17. Recovery of practising fees
(1) If any person registered contravenes section 16(1), the amount of the fee prescribed for the purposes of section 16(2) shall be recoverable as a civil debt by claim made in the name of the secretary of the relevant board.
(2) In any proceedings under this section, a certificate purporting to be under the hand of the secretary of the board, that the person registered, has not paid the fee prescribed for the issue of a practising certificate shall, until the contrary is proved, be evidence of non-payment of the fee.
(3) On recovery from a person of a prescribed fee under this section, the secretary of the relevant board shall, if the person is registered, issue a practising certificate to him.
(Amended E.R. 5 of 2020)

18. Certificate of registration to be displayed in premises
(1) A person registered shall keep displayed in a conspicuous position in any premises in which he practises his profession, his certificate of registration, or a certified copy of such certificate issued under section 14(3).
(2) A person registered who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence.
(3) A person who displays or causes or permits to be displayed in any premises, a certificate of registration or a certified copy of a certificate of registration bearing his name or photograph, at a time when his name does not appear on the register kept for the profession to which that certificate relates, commits an offence.

18A. Applicants under section 15 deemed to be registered
(1) Subject to subsection (2), any person practising a profession on the date when sections 20 and 21 commenced to apply to that profession who applies for provisional registration under section 15 within the period of time determined by the Council under that section shall be deemed to be registered in respect of that profession for the purposes of those sections, until his application for provisional registration is disposed of by the board.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply in respect of any person who has appealed to the Court of Appeal under section 25 from a decision of the board made under section 13(3) declining his application for registration. (Amended 80 of 1997 s. 102)
(Added 70 of 1989 s. 7)

### Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance 《輔助醫療業條例》

19. Premises to be suitable for practice
(1) No person registered shall practise his profession in premises which are considered by the relevant board to be unsuitable for such practice.
(2) A public officer with the authorization of the board, which shall be signed by the Chairman of the board, may at any reasonable time enter and inspect premises used or proposed to be used, for the practice of a profession and shall on demand, produce such authority.
(3) A person wilfully obstructing or resisting a public officer duly authorized by the board, in the inspection of premises used or proposed to be used for the practice of a profession, commits an offence.

20. Companies may carry on professions by way of trade or business
(1) Except as provided by subsection (2) no corporation may carry on the business of practising a profession.
(2) A company registered under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) or under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) as in force at the time of the registration may carry on the business of practising a profession if— (Amended 28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)
(a) at least one director thereof (in this section called professionally qualified director

21. Professions only to be practised by persons registered
(1) Except as provided in section 20(2), a person who practises a profession without being registered in respect of that profession commits an offence. (Amended 67 of 1985 s. 7)
(2) Any person who employs any other person to practise a profession to which this Ordinance relates when the second-mentioned person is not registered in respect of that profession commits an offence.
(3) Where a person has been convicted of an offence under this section, a magistrate may, on application made on behalf of the Government, order that all materials and equipment in the possession or under the control of that person and used in the practice of a profession shall be forfeited. (Amended 37 of 2000 s. 3)