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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
An application for registration under this Act shall be made to the
Registrar in such form and manner and accompanied by such documents and particulars as the Registrar may determine.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Persons with Disabilities appointed under section 3 and includes any Deputy Registrar.…
An application under subsection (1) may be made by —
a person eligible for registration under this Act;
his family member, guardian or any person having charge of him;
penghulu or village head; or
the medical practitioner who certified him as a person with disabilities under section 8.
In subsection (2)(c), “penghulu or village head” means the penghulu of a mukim or the head of a village respectively, approved and remunerated by the Government.
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;
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Persons with Disabilities appointed under section 3 and includes any Deputy Registrar.…
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