MEDICAL ORDINANCE

Mrs. K.D.S.V. Karunanayaka

B.Pharm (University of Peradeniya)

Consistency in Medical
Ordinance
Acts

No. 10 of 1949 No. 23 of 1955

Ordinances

No. 26 of 1927 - No. 25 of 1946

PART I IX
Sections 1 74
Schedules 1 6 ; by amendment 7
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Part I- IX in Medical Ordinance

PART I Preliminary
PART II The Ceylon Medical College
PART III The Ceylon Medical Council
PART IV The Registers
PART V Medical Practitioners
PART VI Dentists
PART VII Midwives
PART VIII Pharmacists
PART IX Nurses
PART X - Supplementary
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Schedules in Medical Ordinance

1st Schedule Form of register
2nd Schedule Declarations for registration as a Medical
practitioner
3rd Schedule Declarations for registration as a Dentist
4th Schedule - Declarations for registration as a Midwife
5th Schedule - Declarations for registration as a
Pharmacist
6TH Schedule Apprenticeship regulations

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PART I Preliminary

Short Title

Jury Service

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Short Title
1.Cited as Medical Ordinance
Jury Service
2. Registered

person under this

act is free from serving on any
jury
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PART II The Ceylon Medical College

(CMC)
College Council to manage the Medical College
Cost of Maintenance
Constitution of College Council
Procedure of College Council
Certificates
Fees
Appointments
Professors & etc, of College to be public
servants
Power to make regulations
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College Council to manage the

Medical College
3. Ceylon Medical College College, its property &
affairs are managed by the Council of the Ceylon
Medical College College Council
Property not include property transferred to
the ownership or control of the University of
Ceylon
Affairs not include any affairs of the University
of Ceylon
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Cost of Maintenance

4. Maintained out of funds provided

by Parliament

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Constitution of College Council

5(1). The council of the Ceylon Medical Council
(a) DGHS
(b) DDGHS/ DDGMS
(c) Professor of Medicine University of Ceylon
(d) Professor of Surgery
(e) Professor of Anatomy
(f) Professor of Physiology
(g) Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
(h) Teacher in any Government Nurses Training School
(i) Member of B.Pharm/ PS/ any equivalent
(j) Medical Practitioner- not a Lecturer, not a
government officer, not a pensionable person from
Government
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Contd
5 (2). Minister nominate c, d, e, f & g
5 (3). Membership for 3 years
5 (4). Cessation of membership
Leave country for whole life/ Absent in 6
consecutive months
5 (5). In any absence of members, Minister has
authority to appoint a temporary member & also has
right to revoke any member in accordance to.
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Procedure of College Council

6 (1). DGHS Chairman
Absent; DDGHS
Absent; member choose from members present
6 (2). Every question decide by majority of votes
6(3). No question decide unless chairman+ 5 members
6(4). Chairman & any member have one vote
In any equality chairman has a second vote

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Certificates
7(1). Award certificates who passed the prescribed
examinations ;
(a) certificate of efficiency as midwives
(b) certificate of efficiency as apothecaries
(c) certificate of efficiency as Pharmacists
(d) certificate of efficiency as nurses

7(2). In any matter College Council may be deprived of

such diploma or certificate

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Fees
8. Charge the prescribed fees;
For entrance
For continuance
For admission to examination
For attendance at lectures & classes
For any diploma or certificate

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Appointments
9(1). Any lecturer/teacher for courses not provided by
University of Ceylon & also examiners;
appointed by College Council
9(2). Officers & servants;
appointed by College Council

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Professors & etc, of College to be

public servants
10. Every professor, lecturer, examiner, officer or
servant
consider as a public servant

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Power to make regulations

11. Regulations made to;
a) Mode & time of convening the meeting of CC &
transacting business there at
b) Duties of professors, lecturers, examiners,
officers & servants
c) Previous course of instruction for examinations
d) Maintenance of good order & discipline among
students/person attending the exams or lectures
e) Examinations to be passed & other conditions for
diploma & certificates
f) Fees to be charged
g) Accounts of income & expenditure
h) Generally all matters
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PART III The Ceylon Medical

Council
Constitution & duties of CMC
Members of medical council to be medical practitioners
Tenure of office of members
Vacation of seat by member of medical council
Filling up of vacancies
Registrar & other officers
Appeals to minister
Power to make regulations
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Constitution & duties of CMC

12(1). 11 member ( president & vice president)
a) President nominated by minister
b) 1 member teachers of Faculty of Medicine at
University of Ceylon
c) 2 members registered medical practitioners under
medical act
d) 2 members - all other medical practitioners
e) 1 member dentists
f) 4 members nominated by minister
Not a government employ/ pensionable
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Contd
12(2). Vice president from member of medical council

12(3). Perform duties according to this ordinance &

representations to government accordingly

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Members of medical council to be

medical practitioners
13. Member should be a medical practitioner or
a dentists

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Tenure of office of members

14. Membership for 5 years
eligible for re-election & re-nomination

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Vacation of seat by member of medical

council
15. Vacating the seat of a member;
a) On sending the resignation writing to president or
registrar
b) On absence without excuse for 3 consecutive meetings
c) On absence from Ceylon for 12 consecutive months
d) On erasure of name from register
e) On any offence by any court
f) On expiry of term of office
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Filling up of vacancies
16. Vacancy - filled by election or nomination

Registrar & other officers

17(1). Registrar secretary & treasurer(until another person be
nominated as treasurer.
Any appointed person be removable at pleasure of MC
17(2). Employ such other person by MC
17(3). All persons appointed public servants
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Appeals to Minister
18(1). Every order /decision subject to appeal to minister- final
decision
18(2). Information given by;
MC
Registrar

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Power to make regulations

19. Regulations are made for following purposes;
a) Election of members to MC & vice
president
b) Procedure of meeting including forum
c) Appointment, suspension, removal,
duties & remuneration of officers &
servants
d) Keeping accounts of receipts &
expenses as well as auditing of such
accounts

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PART IV The Registers

Registers to be kept by registrar
Punishment for fraudulently procuring persons to
be registered
Continuance of existing registers
Change of residence
Change of qualification
Power to erase name from register and to restore
any name to register
Regulations to keep each register up to date
Publication of registers in Gazette
Proof of contents of registers

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Registers to be kept by registrar

20(1). Keep following registers according to 1st schedule;
a) Medical practitioners
b) Dentists
c) Midwives
d) Pharmacists
e) Nurses
f) Member of a profession supplementary to Medicine
20(2). Not register - < 21 years
20(3). No outsiders can register except of approval of
President of Sri Lanka
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Contd
20(4). Registrar enter name of registered members & report them in next
meeting

20(5). Registrar can remove name of a member from one register to be

entered in another according to rules & regulations

20(6). An applicant should give a declaration before a justice of peace or a

commissioner of oath fro registration

20(7). Registrar go to MC for any doubt

20(8). Alien Person other than the Commonwealth citizen

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Punishment for fraudulently

procuring persons to be registered
21. Made or produced false representation or declaration
in orally or writing ;
liable to imprisonment for 2 years
not exceeding Rs. 2000/- rupees
or to both

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Continuance of existing registers

22. Registrar keep registers under Medical Registration

Ordinance & Dentists Registration Ordinance
Any person enter name under these registers consider to
be registered under Medical Ordinance

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Change of residence
23(1). Change residence notify new address

23(2). Residence changing inquiry by registrar through

registered post
no answer within six month- erase from the
register
Answer provided restore
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Change of qualification
24(1). Any further degrees/qualifications which are obtained
other than the previous, they will be inserted

24(2). Fees Rs. 10/- for each

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Power to erase name from register and

to restore any name to register
25(1). MC think;
a) Erase name from register
b) Restore name in register
25(2). An opportunity of showing reasons for excuses
25(3). MC may employ the services of;
a) A proctor or counsel- to lead the evidence &
present the case against such person
b) A proctor or counsel to advice the council to act
as judicial purposes
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Regulations to keep each register up to

date
26(1). Registrar should keep register correct & up to date
Cancel name of any person who has died

26(2). Registrar can erase or correct any entry in accordance to

any fraudulently or incorrectly made
Then should include reason fro every erasure or correction
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Publication of registers in Gazette

27. Put a copy of each register at least 1st January of each year to
publish in Gazette.

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Proof of contents of registers

28(1). All proceeding civil/ criminal
a) Extract from/ copy of registers certified by the
registrar 1ry evidence
b) Certificate by registrar to say not registered is
primarily essential
28(2). If there the original signature of registrar for any extract/
copy then no proof need to be given

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PART VIII Pharmacists

Qualification for registration as pharmacist

When may pharmacists name be erased from register
Unlawful pretence to be a pharmacist
Restriction on practice of Pharmacy by unqualified persons
Name and qualification of pharmacist to be exhibited in shop

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Qualification for registration as

pharmacist
56(1). Good character to be register as pharmacist;
a) Under Pharmacy Acts Pharmaceutical chemist,
chemist or druggist
b) Apprenticeship for 2 years as 6th schedulecertificate of efficiency as a pharmacist
c) Qualified apothecary
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Contd..
56(2). Fees for registration as pharmacist Rs.25/Fees for registration as apothecary Rs.10/No fee payable from apothecary if he still in government
service
56(3). No medical practitioners register as a pharmacist
56(4). A Pharmacist register as a medical practitioner remove
name in pharmacy register
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When may pharmacists name be erased

from register
57. Name of a pharmacist erased from register if;
a) Conviction for an offence
b) Prevent of having any diploma, degree or certificate
thereafter
c) Show him to be unfit to practice as a pharmacist
d) In any incapacity not allowed to continue the practice
as pharmacist

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Unlawful pretence to be a pharmacist

58(1). A person not being a pharmacist/ assume or use name,
title, addition or sign implying as a pharmacist/chemist & druggist/
druggist/ dispensing chemist can act as pharmacist or dispense
drugs/ poisons
58(2). Register as pharmacist should not use title as
pharmaceutical chemist/ pharmaceutics
58(3). Any person who has implied as pharmacist and also having
previous informed name with registrar cant employ as a
pharmacist to manage the sale & dispensing of poisons
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Restriction on practice of Pharmacy by

unqualified persons
59. Not being a pharmacist no permission to practice/
publish his/her name as practicing pharmacy.

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Name and qualification of

pharmacist to be exhibited in shop
60. Keep notice in Sinhala, English & Tamil ;
The name of pharmacists
Qualifications of them

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Summary
Consistency of Medical Ordinance
Part I- IV & VIII
Sections under above parts
Schedules 1- 6

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THANK YOU

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