The objects of the council shall be—
| (a) | to assist in the promotion and protection of the health of the population of the Republic; |
| (aA) | to govern, administer and set policy relating to the professions registered with the council; |
| (b) | to control the practice of the professions and to investigate in accordance with the provisions of this Act complaints relating to the affairs of practitioners and students; |
| (c) | to control the registration of persons in respect of any profession and to set standards for the training of intending practitioners; |
| (d) | to advise the Minister on any matter falling within the scope of this Act as it relates to the professions registered with the council; |
| (e) | to make recommendations to the Minister within a period of 12 months calculated as from the date of commencement of the Chiropractors, Homeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Second Amendment Act, 2000, on the constitution of the council with due regard to the number of persons registered in terms of this Act in respect of every profession:Provided that— |
| (i) | registers for Chinese medicine and acupuncture, therapeutic aromatherapy, therapeutic massage therapy and therapeutic reflexology must be opened within a period referred to in paragraph (e); and |
| (ii) | each profession shall not have more than three representatives on the council; |
| (f) | to advise the Minister on the amendment or adaptation of this Act so as to place greater emphasis on professional practice, democracy, transparency, equity, accessibility and community involvement; and |
| (g) | to communicate to the Minister information, on matters of public importance, acquired by the council in the course of the performance of its functions under this Act. |
[Section 3 substituted by section 4 of Act No. 50 of 2000]
