COMMUNITY HEALTH PRACTITIONERS (REGISTRATION, ETC.) ACT

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LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 

COMMUNITY HEALTH PRACTITIONERS (REGISTRATION, ETC.) ACT

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I: Establishment of the Community Health Practitioners

Registration Board of Nigeria, etc.

1. Establishment of the Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria.
2. Membership of the Board.
3. Powers of the Board.
4. Fund of the Board.
5. Financial provisions.
6. Control of the Board by the Minister.
7. Registrar and other employees of the Board.

PART II: Registration

8. Preparation and maintenance of register.
9. Publication of register and lists of corrections.
10. Registration.
11. Temporary registration.

PART III: Training

12. Approval of courses.
13. Supervision of instruction and examinations leading to approved qualifications.
14. Power of the Board to consider matters relating to training.

PART IV: Privileges of registered persons and offences by unregistered persons, etc.

15. Certificate invalid if given by unregistered person.
16. Appointment not to be held by unregistered person.
17. Prohibition of falsely professing to be a registered person.
18. Recovery of fees.
19. Offences.
20. Burden of proof.

PART V: Discipline

21. Establishment of the Disciplinary Committee and the Investigating Panel.
22. Proceedings of the Disciplinary Committee.
23. Penalties for unprofessional conduct.
24. Restoration of registration.
25. Striking off entries from the register on grounds of fraud or error.
26. Appeal to the Federal High Court.

PART VI: Supplementary

27. Regulations, etc.
28. Interpretation.
29. Short title.

SCHEDULE:

FIRST SCHEDULE – Qualification and tenure of office of members

SECOND SCHEDULE – Accepted minimum qualification for the purpose of registration on the register established under this Act

THIRD SCHEDULE – Supplementary provisions relating to the Disciplinary Committee and the Investigating Panel

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COMMUNITY HEALTH PRACTITIONERS (REGISTRATION, ETC.) ACT

An Act to provide for the regulation of Community Health Practitioners and for matters connected therewith.

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[COMMENCEMENT]                                                        [24th November, 1992]

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