Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 63 of 1982)Chapter 2 : Registration of Practitioners and StudentsRegistration of Practitioners16A. Control over training |
| (1) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law contained, no person or educational institution shall offer or provide any education or training in any allied health profession to which the provisions of this Act apply, unless such education or training has been considered by the relevant professional board and approved by the council after considering a recommendation by the relevant board. |
| (2) | Any person or institution wishing to offer or to provide the education or training referred to in subsection (1) shall, before offering or providing such education or training, apply to the council in writing for its approval of such education or training and shall furnish such particulars regarding such education or training as the council may require. |
| (3) | The council may, after consultation with the relevant professional board, grant or refuse any application made in terms of subsection (2) and may, if it has granted such application, prescribe such conditions and requirements as it may deem fit subject to which the education and training in question may be provided. |
| (4) | The council may appoint a person to attend examinations in respect of any allied health profession regulated by or under this Act which are being conducted by a person or institution whose application has been approved by the council in terms of subsection (3). |
| (5) | Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this section, or any condition or requirement prescribed thereunder, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |
[Section 16A substituted by section 15 of Act No. 50 of 2000]