Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)Chapter II : Education, Training and Registration22. Register as proof |
| (1) | A copy of the last published issue of a register or any supplementary list purporting to be printed and published on the authority of the council shall be prima facie proof, in all legal proceedings, of the facts therein recorded, and the absence of the name of any person from such copy shall be proof, until the contrary is proven, that such person is not registered according to the provisions of this Act: Provided that in the case of any person whose name— |
[Words preceding subsection (1)(a) substituted by section 22 of Act No. 29 of 2007]
| (a) | does not appear in such copy, or whose name has been added to the register after the date of the last published issue thereof, a certified copy under the hand of the registrar of the entry of the name of such person in the register, shall be proof that such person is registered under the provisions of this Act; |
| (b) | has been removed from the register since the date of the last published issue thereof and has not been restored thereto, a certificate under the hand of the registrar that the name of such person has been removed from the register shall be proof that such person is not registered according to the provisions of this Act. |
| (2) | A certificate of registration shall be evidence of registration for a period of one year only and thereafter an annual practising certificate, which shall be issued upon payment of the required annual fee and the submission of such information as may be required by the council to enable it to keep accurate statistics on human resources in the health field, shall be regarded as proof of registration. |
[Subsection (2) inserted by section 19 of Act No. 89 of 1997]