### Medical Registration Ordinance 《醫生註冊條例》

19B. Power to remove names from Specialist Register
(Amended 15 of 2018 s. 10)(1) If—
(a) the name of a person is ordered to be removed from the General Register under section 19, 21 or 21A; and (Replaced 15 of 2018 s. 10)
(b) that person’s name is also included in the Specialist Register, 
the Registrar shall, at the same time when he removes that person’s name from the General Register, also order the removal of his name from the Specialist Register. 
(2) The Council may, upon a recommendation of the Education and Accreditation Committee, order the removal of the name of a registered medical practitioner from the Specialist Register permanently or for a period as the Council thinks fit. (Amended 15 of 2018 s. 10)
(Added 7 of 1996 s. 14)

20. Alterations to registers
(1) The Registrar may on payment of the prescribed fee amend any entry in the General Register or the Specialist Register if any alteration in or addition to the address or qualification of or other relevant information relating to the person named in such entry shall have come to his knowledge. (Amended 63 of 1982 s. 9) 
(2) The Registrar shall make such amendments to the General Register or the Specialist Register as are made necessary by any decision of the Council or an inquiry panel. (Amended 15 of 2018 s. 11)
(Amended 7 of 1996 s. 15)

### Medical Registration Ordinance 《醫生註冊條例》

20B. Recovery of practising fees
(1) If any registered medical practitioner contravenes subsection (1) of section 20A, the amount of the prescribed fee payable by him under subsection (2) of that section shall be recoverable as a civil debt by complaint made in the name of the Registrar to a magistrate. 
(2) A summons issued in relation to the recovery of the prescribed fee for the issue of a practising certificate under this section may, notwithstanding section 8(2) of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227), be served by sending it by post to the medical practitioner concerned at his last known address; and a certificate purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the Registrar shall, until the contrary is proved, be evidence of service of the summons. 
(3) If in any proceedings under this section—
(a) the medical practitioner concerned does not appear before a magistrate at the time and place specified in the summons; and 
(b) service of the summons under subsection (2) is proved, 
the magistrate shall, if he is satisfied that the practitioner has been given an adequate period of notice of the proceedings, proceed to deal with the complaint as if the practitioner had appeared.
(4) In any proceedings under this section a certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Registrar to the effect that the medical practitioner concerned had not paid the prescribed fee for the issue of a practising certificate shall, until the contrary is proved, be evidence of non-payment of the fee. 
(5) If the magistrate makes an order requiring the medical practitioner to pay the prescribed fee for the issue of a practising certificate, he shall at the same time make an order requiring the medical practitioner to pay an additional amount by way of surcharge at the rate of treble the amount of the said prescribed fee. 
(6) For the purposes of section 51 of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227) any fee and surcharge which a medical practitioner is liable to pay under this section shall be deemed to be a sum of money required to be paid under an order by a magistrate. 
(7) On recovery from a medical practitioner of a prescribed fee under this section, together with the surcharge ordered to be paid under subsection (5), the Registrar shall, if the medical practitioner’s name appears on the General Register, issue the medical practitioner with the appropriate practising certificate. (Amended 34 of 1995 s. 15; 7 of 1996 s. 17) 
(Added 70 of 1975 s. 7)

### Medical Registration Ordinance 《醫生註冊條例》

20BB. Lay assessors
(1) Subject to subsection (6), the Council may request a nominating authority to nominate a number of persons specified by the Council for appointment as lay assessors.
(2) A person is eligible for nomination as a lay assessor only if the person—
(a) is not a registered medical practitioner; and
(b) has the qualifications and experience required of a lay assessor.
(3) The Council may, for the purposes of subsection (2)(b), specify requirements relating to the qualifications and experience of a lay assessor.
(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the Council must appoint a person nominated by a nominating authority under subsection (1) as a lay assessor.
(5) The Council may not appoint a person as a lay assessor if—
(a) in its opinion, the person does not have the qualifications or experience of a lay assessor required under subsection (2)(b); or
(b) the person is—
(i) a member of the Council;
(ii) undergoing a sentence of imprisonment;
(iii) detained in a mental hospital; or
(iv) an undischarged bankrupt.
(6) The number of lay assessors nominated by a nominating authority and holding office at any time must be—
(a) not less than the number specified in column 3 of Table 1 in Schedule 5 opposite the authority; and
(b) not more than the number specified in column 4 of that Table opposite the authority.
(7) In this section—
nominating authority (提名當局) means a body specified in column 2 of Table 1 in Schedule 5.

### Medical Registration Ordinance 《醫生註冊條例》

20BC. Medical assessors
(1) Subject to subsection (6), the Council may request a nominating authority to nominate a number of persons specified by the Council for appointment as medical assessors.
(2) A person is eligible for nomination as a medical assessor only if the person—
(a) is a registered medical practitioner; and
(b) has the qualifications and experience required of a medical assessor.
(3) The Council may, for the purposes of subsection (2)(b), specify requirements relating to the qualifications and experience of a medical assessor.
(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the Council must appoint a person nominated by a nominating authority under subsection (1) as a medical assessor.
(5) The Council may not appoint a person as a medical assessor if—
(a) in its opinion, the person does not have the qualifications or experience of a medical assessor required under subsection (2)(b);
(b) an order has been made under section 21 or 21A in respect of the person at any time; or
(c) the person is—
(i) a member of the Council;
(ii) undergoing a sentence of imprisonment;
(iii) detained in a mental hospital; or
(iv) an undischarged bankrupt.
(6) The number of medical assessors nominated by a nominating authority and holding office at any time must be—
(a) not less than the number specified in column 3 of Table 2 in Schedule 5 opposite the authority; and
(b) not more than the number specified in column 4 of that Table opposite the authority.
(7) In this section—
nominating authority (提名當局) means a body specified in column 2 of Table 2 in Schedule 5.