Allied Health Professions of Brunei Darussalam Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Offences
26. False assumption of title by qualified allied health professional
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A qualified allied health professional is guilty of an offence if he -
qualified allied health professional
"qualified allied health professional" means a person who is a registered allied health professional and has a valid practising certificate;
wilfully and falsely pretends to be a qualified allied health professional other than the one for which he is registered and issued kith a practising certificate (in this section referred to as the authorised profession);
practises any allied health profession or a branch thereof under the style or title of an allied health professional other than the authorised profession, or under any name, title, addition or description implying that he holds any diploma, degree or qualification in an allied health profession or a branch thereof other than the authorised profession;
takes or uses any name or title set out in the third column of the Schedule relating to an allied health profession other than the authorised profession, or any other word in any language having the same meaning or being to the like intent;
takes or uses any name, title, sign, uniform, badge, or any other addition or description implying, whether in itself or in the circumstances in which it is used, that he is qualified to practise an allied health profession or a branch thereof other than the authorised profession; or
advertises or holds himself out as an allied health professional other than the authorised profession.
Subsection (l)(d) does not apply to any act carried out by a person in the course of his training to become an allied health professional, if that training is done under the supervision of a registered allied health professional and in an establishment approved by the Council.
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;
It is a defence for a person charged under subsection (l)(c), (d)
or (e) to prove that he acted without the intention to deceive or to gain any advantage, benefit or financial gain for a business, trade, profession, vocation or employment carried on by him.
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Subsection (3) does not apply to a person charged under subsection (l)(e) if he so advertised or held himself out in prescribed circumstances.
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;
Council
Defined · s 2"Council" means the Allied Health Professions Council of Brunei Darussalam established by section 4(1);
practising certificate
Defined · s 2"practising certificate" means a practising certificate granted under section 19(2);
qualified allied health professional
Defined · s 2"qualified allied health professional" means a person who is a registered allied health professional and has a valid practising certificate;
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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