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Persons with Disabilities Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Registration
Persons with Disabilities Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Registration
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to this Act, a person shall be entitled to be registered under this Act, if he has undergone a medical examination and has been certified by a medical practitioner to be a person with disabilities in accordance with the guidelines issued under subsection (2), as may be amended from time to time.
medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act and includes a Government Medical Officer or Government Medical Practitioner;
For the purposes of subsection (1), the Director-General of
Medical Services shall issue guidelines relating to the criteria on the determination of persons with disabilities.
The Director-General of Medical Services may, from time to time, amend the guidelines as he may think fit.
Persons with Disabilities
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medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act and includes a Government Medical Officer or Government Medical Practitioner;
person with disabilities
“person with disabilities” includes a person who has long-term behavioral, communication, developmental, physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which in interaction with various barriers may hinder his full and effective participation in society;
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