An Act to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery in this Colony.

  • Newfoundland.
Date:
1893
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An Act to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery in this Colony. 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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    lie shall have obtained from the Newfoundland Medical I^oard a certificate that he has satisfactorily jiassed.a matri- culation or preliminary examination on tlie subjects in Schedule B. to this chapter. 14. —No candidate shall be admitted to such matricula- Respecting tion or preliminary examination unless he shall have at least exalliTnaUm^^^ fourteen days previous to such examination, given notice to the Kegistrar of the Board of his intention to pre.sent him- self for such examination and transmitted to the Kegistrar a certificate showing that he has completed his sixteenth year; and shall, before the examination have paid a fee of two dollars to the Kegistrar. 15. —Besides a Secretary the Board shall elect from their Officers of Bo.-ird. number a President and other officers as may be deemed necessary for the efficient enforcement of this Act. 16. —It .shall be the duty of the Board to examine all E.vamiuation of degrees, diplomas, licenses and other credentials, pre.sented or given in evidence under this Act, for the purpose of cnalding the owners thereof to practice in this Colony, and, if it be deemed necessary, to oblige the owmu' of such credentials to attest upon oath or affidavit that he is the person whose name is mentioned therein and that he has become possessed of the stime by lawful means. 17. —To appoint fit and proper persons to conduct the A}ipointment preliminary or matriculation examinations; to decide upon the times for holding such examination; and to fix the remuneration, if any, to be paid to such examiners. 18. —T 'o cause every member of the profession practicing Registration in Newfoundland to enter his name, age, place of residence, the date of license or diploma, and where obtained, upon the Kegister of the Board. 19. —The Bf)ard shall make such ndes, regulations and Boani .sii.aii 11 111 . nuake bye-l.aw.s. Iiyc-Jaws as may he deemed proper or necos.sary, not incon- sistent with this Act, and subject to the ajiproval of the Covernor in Council, 20. —In the event of the absence of the Pre.sident from Acting Prcsiiient. iuiy meeting, some other member chosen from tho.se pre.sent shall act as President,