Allied Health Professions of Brunei Darussalam Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Registration of Allied Health Professionals
14. Conditional registration
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person may, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as an allied health professional with conditional registration in an allied health profession if he holds -
Council
"Council" means the Allied Health Professions Council of Brunei Darussalam established by section 4(1);
such qualification in that profession conferred by an institution of higher learning in Brunei Darussalam as may be prescribed;
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such qualification in that profession conferred by an institution of higher learning outside Brunei Darussalam as may be prescribed; or
such other qualification in that profession which is in the opinion of the Council not lower in standing than a qualification referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), and he satisfies the Council that he has the knowledge and skills and has acquired the experience which is necessary for the practice of that profession, and he has been selected for employment in Brunei Darussalam as an allied health professional in an establishment approved by the Council.
For the purpose of satisfying itself that a qualification in subsection (l)(c) is not lower in standing than a qualification referred to in subsection (])(a) or (b), the Council may require a person to undergo and pass an examination conducted or arranged by the Council or by such other person as the Council may appoint.
Notwithstanding subsection (l), a person who -
holds any qualification recognised by the Council for the purposes of this subsection;
satisfies the Council that he has particular specialised knowledge and skill. and sufficient experience, in the practice of an allied health profession, or any branch thereof; and
has been selected for employment in Brunei Darussalam as an allied health professional in an establishment approved by the Council, may, if the Council thinks fit so to direct, be registered as a registered allied health professional with conditional registration in that allied health profession.
The Council shall register a person under subsection (1) or (3) for such period as the Council thinks fit, and the period may be renewed, at the discretion of the Council, for such further period or periods as the Council a thinks fit.
A person may be registered under subsection ( I ) subject to such conditions as the Council may impose.
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Without affecting the generality of subsection (5). the Council may impose the following conditions -
the person shall work for a specified period in such establishment and under the supervision of such allied health professional who is registered with full or restricted registration in the same allied health profession as that of the person, as the Council may approve in order to acquire practical experience of such nature as the
Council may determine;
the degree of the supervision referred to in paragraph (a) shall meet such requirements as the Council may specify;
the person's performance shall be subject to review by such allied health professional who is registered in the same allied health profession as that of the person. or by such healthcare professional, as the Council may approve;
the particular employment or description of employment for the purposes of which he is registered;
the particular establishment or description of establishments in which he may practise the allied health profession;
Gf) the particular branch or area of the allied health profession which he may practise.
Without affecting the generality of sections 12 and 13, a person who is or has been registered with conditional registration may, upon the revocation or lapsing of all the conditions imposed under subsection (5), apply to the Council to be registered as an allied health professional with full or restricted registration, and section 12 or 13, as the case may be, applies accordingly.
allied health professional
"allied health professional" means a person who has a professional qualification in any of the allied health professions listed in the Schedule;
Upon the registration of an allied health professional who is conditionally registered becoming a registered allied health professional of any other type, his name shall be removed from the Register of Allied Health
registered allied health professional
"registered allied health professional" means an allied health professional with full, restricted, conditional or temporary registration;
Professionals with Conditional Registration.
Except with the approval of the Council, no person who has been an allied health professional with conditional registration in an allied health profession may be registered again as such in the same profession.
allied health professional with conditional registration
"allied health professional with conditional registration" means a person registered as such under section 12(3)(b), 14(1) or (3), 33(l)(b)(iii), 45(l)(g)(iii), 49(2)(c) or 53(l)(b);
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Terms defined in s 2
allied health professional
Defined · s 2"allied health professional" means a person who has a professional qualification in any of the allied health professions listed in the Schedule;
allied health professional with conditional registration
Defined · s 2"allied health professional with conditional registration" means a person registered as such under section 12(3)(b), 14(1) or (3), 33(l)(b)(iii), 45(l)(g)(iii), 49(2)(c) or 53(l)(b);
Council
Defined · s 2"Council" means the Allied Health Professions Council of Brunei Darussalam established by section 4(1);
institution of higher learning
Defined · s 2"institution of higher learning" includes a polytechnic or university;
registered allied health professional
Defined · s 2"registered allied health professional" means an allied health professional with full, restricted, conditional or temporary registration;
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