Medical Practitioners Act, 1978

Offences and penalties in relation to the register.

61.—(1) It shall be an offence for a person to—

(a) make any false declaration or misrepresentation for the purpose of obtaining registration in any register maintained by the Council under this Act or to aid and abet the making of any such false declaration or misrepresentation, or

(b) falsely represent himself to be a registered medical practitioner when he is not so registered.

(2) A person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.