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Traditional Medicine Regulation and Registration Law, 1994.

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
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Abstract
This Law concerns traditional medicine administration and practice. The Law defines the following relevant terms: authorising officer; State Commissioner charged with responsibility for Health matters; herbalist; traditional medicine practitioner. The Law provides for: registration of practitioner; procedure to be followed for registration; certification of practitioner; offences and penalties; prohibited activities for traditional medicine practitioner, including: eye surgery, surgical operations, administering injection, tooth extraction, issuing of medical or death certificates, autopsy, blood transfusion, and intravenous therapy; categories for registration; establishment of the advisory committee on Traditional Medicine, and definition of its functions, including standardising the practice of traditional medicine.
Long title of text
A Law to regulate the activities of traditional medicine practitioners.
Notes
Consolidated version, as last amended by the Law no. 4 of 2006.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No