MEDICAL REHABILITATION THERAPISTS (REGISTRATION, ETC.) ACT

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LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 

MEDICAL REHABILITATION THERAPISTS (REGISTRATION, ETC.) ACT

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

The Board

1. Establishment of the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Registration Board.
2. Membership of the Board.
3. Fund of the Board.
4. Financial provisions.
5. Control of the Board by the Minister.
6. Registrar and other staff of the Board.

Registration

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

Training

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

Privileges of registered persons and offences by unregistered persons

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

Discipline

20. Establishment of the Disciplinary Committee and the Investigating Panel.
21. Proceedings of the Disciplinary Committee.
22. Penalties for unprofessional conduct.
23. Restoration of registration.
24. Striking off entries from the register on grounds of fraud or error.
25. Appeal to the Court of Appeal.
26. Supplemental Regulations, etc.
27. Interpretation.
28. Short title.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE – Membership of the Board, etc.

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

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

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MEDICAL REHABILITATION THERAPISTS (REGISTRATION, ETC.) ACT

An Act to establish the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Registration Board and to make incidental provisions therefore.

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  [Commencement.] [30th September, 1988]            

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