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Medical and Dental Practice (Amendment) Act 2004

TONGA


MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTICE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2004
No. 3 of 2004


I assent,
TAUFA’AHAU TUPOU IV
23rd August, 2004


AN ACT
TO AMEND THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTICE ACT


[19th July, 2004.]


BE IT ENACTED by the King and the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:


1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Medical and Dental Practice (Amendment) Act 2004.


(2) The Medical and Dental Practice Act 2001 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.


2. Section 2 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "council" appearing in the definition of "Council" and substituting it with "Council".


3. Section 3(2)(e) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "advice" and substituting it with "advise".


4. Section 13(4) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "an" and substituting it with "and".


5. Section 17 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by inserting "may" between "Board" and "decide".


6. Section 21(a) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "judgement" and substituting it with "judgment".


7. Section 24 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "amy" and substituting it with "may".


8. Section 27 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by -


(a) deleting "medica" and substituting it with "medical"; and


(b) deleting "medial" and substituting it with "medical"


9. Section 28(2) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "in", and inserting "has" between "therapist" and "died".


10. Section 31 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by inserting a comma after the second appearance of "health officer", and deleting the indentation of the final paragraph.


11. Section 32(1) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "an" and substituting it with "An".


12. Section 33(2) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting the second appearance of "in relation".


13. Section 35(2) of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by inserting "make" between "shall" and "an".


14. Section 38 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "ne" and substituting it with "be".


15. Section 39 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by deleting "or causes to be made or produces".


16. Section 40 of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by inserting "or" between "Act" and "any".


17. Form 2 of the Schedule of the Principal Act, in the English version only, is amended by -


(a) deleting "certifity" and substituting it with "certificate"; and


(b) deleting "registe" and substituting it with "registered".


Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 19th day of July, 2004.


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