Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 63 of 1982)Chapter 2 : Registration of Practitioners and StudentsRegistration of Practitioners16B. Prescribing of qualifications |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the Minister may from time to time, on the recommendation of the council, prescribe the qualifications obtained by virtue of examinations conducted by an educational institution or examining authority which, when held singly or conjointly with any other qualification, may entitle any holder thereof to registration under this Act as a practitioner of an allied health profession, if he or she has, before or in connection with or after the acquisition of the qualification in question, complied with such conditions or requirements as may be so prescribed: Provided that if a professional board has been established in terms of section 10A (1), the council must first consult the relevant professional board before making a recommendation to the Minister relating to a qualification to be prescribed. |
| (2) | No qualification obtained by virtue of examinations conducted by an educational institution or examining authority situated outside the Republic shall be prescribed under this section unless— |
| (a) | such qualification entitles the holder thereof to practise as a practitioner of an allied health profession, in the country or state in which such educational institution or examining authority is situated; and |
| (b) | the council is satisfied that possession of such qualification indicates a standard of professional training not lower than that prescribed in respect of the training of practitioners of allied health professions within the Republic. |
[Section 16B substituted by section 16 of Act No. 50 of 2000]