The Governor may appoint qualified people to practise medicine and surgery in St Helena; practising without appointment is an offence, but a certificate of indemnity can exempt a person from liability in some cases.
ST HELENA REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS 2017 PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE, 19101 Ordinance 1 of 1910 In force 4 February 1910 Amended by Ordinances 4 of 1935, 3 of 2001, 14 of 2017, 2 of 2019 Subsidiary legislation: MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS REGULATIONS, 1951 Legal Notice 2 of 1951 (Revoked by L.N. 19/2019) MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS (QUALIFICATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2009 Legal Notice 20 of 2009 Amended by L.N. 14/2012, L.N. 32/2013, L.N. 37/2013, L.N. 16/2014, L.N. 11/2017, L.N. 1/2019 (Revoked by L.N. 19/2019) _____________________ MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE, 1910 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title 2. Qualification for practice of medicine or surgery 3. Penalty 4. Certificate of indemnity AN ORDINANCE relating to the practice of medicine and surgery in St Helena. Short title 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Medical Practitioners Ordinance, 1910. Qualification for practice of medicine or surgery 2.2 The Governor, on the recommendation of the Director of Health following the examination of submitted qualifications and evidence of good standing with previous licensing authority, may appoint a person who possesses appropriate qualifications for the practice of medicine and surgery, to practise medicine and surgery in St Helena. 1 Under section 10 of the Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance, 1999 this text is authoritative and is the sole authentic edition in respect of the law contained in it as at 13 June 2019. 2 Section 2 substituted by Ord. 2 of 2019 2 Penalty 3.3 A person who practises medicine or surgery in St Helena without being appointed under section 2 commits an offence. Penalty: A fine of £20,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. Certificate of indemnity 4.4 (1) If the Governor is satisfied that a person who possesses appropriate qualifications for the practice of medicine and surgery, has contravened section 3 either under exceptional circumstances, or at the request of Director of Health, or of any person acting for the Director of Health, the Governor may issue a certificate of indemnity in respect of the contravention. (2) A person to whom a certificate referred to in subsection (1) has been issued is not liable for any penalty under this Ordinance, nor to any civil action to which the person would not be liable if he or she possessed the qualifications prescribed by this Ordinance. ___________ MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE, 1910 MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS REGULATIONS, 1951 (Section 2(1)(b)) (Revoked by L.N. 19 of 2019) Citation 1. … Medical qualifications 2. … SCHEDULE (Regulation 2) … ___________ 3 Section 3 substituted by Ord. 2 of 2019 4 Section 4 amended by Ord. 2 of 2019 3 MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE, 1910 MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS (QUALIFICATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2009 (Section 2(1)(b)) (Revoked by L.N. 19 of 2019) Citation 1. … Qualifications of medical practitioners 2. … SCHEDULE5 (Regulation 2) … ____________________ 5 Schedule amended by L.N. 1 of 2019