An Ordinance to establish a Government Medical Service and to enforce the registration of practitioners in medicine or surgery.

  • British Guiana.
Date:
1886
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An Ordinance to establish a Government Medical Service and to enforce the registration of practitioners in medicine or surgery. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    entitled to vote; no other person shall be entitled to vote at any such election. The person having the most votes shall be deemed to be elected. 28. A person elected to be a member of the Medical Board shall vacate his seat on the expiration of two years from the date of his election, but shall be eligible for re-election. * An elected member of the Medical Board may resign his seat. A member on leaving the Colony shall vacate his seat. 29. A person entitled to vote at the election of a Member of the Medical Board shall recoi'd his vote in writing. If he attends the election he shall record his vote in a book to be kej)t for the purpose and accessible to all voters during one hour at least on the day of election. If he does not attend the election he may vote by letter or writing signed by him transmitted so as to be delivered at the place of election before four o’clock on the afternoon of the day on which the election is held. 30. The Surgeon General shall cause tlie votes to be counted and stated and the names of the persons elected to be declared. He shall also cause a notice to bo published in the Official Gazette intimating the name or names of tlie person or persons elected. 31. The Governor and Court of Policy shall have power to de- termine any question wliich may arise as regards the election of a member of the Medical Board or tlie manner in wliich any election should be ccnducted and aqy direction given by the Governor and Court of Policy in relation thereto shall be final and binding on all concerned. 32. The Medical Board shall assemble whenever thereto required by the Governor. The Medical Board shall also assemble whenever convened by the Surgeon General. Three members shall form a quomm'. The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the Board. All acts of the Medical Board shall be decided by the votes of the majority of members present, and in case of an equality of votes the President in addition to his vote as a member shall have a castino* vote. - ® Terai of Service. Mode of voting. Eesult shall be declared. Power of Court of Policy to regulate elections. Medical Board shall assemble when required. 33. Tlie Medical Board shall appoint a Government Medical Secretary. Officer to be tlie Secretary to the Board (who is hereinafter referred