12.—(1) For the purposes of section 23(3) of the Act, a practising certificate shall be granted for a period not exceeding 5 years from the date of issue or renewal of the practising certificate.
(2) A registered allied health professional shall, at the time of an application for the grant or a renewal of a practising certificate, pay to the Council for the period that the practising certificate is to be valid, the practising fee specified in the Third Schedule.
(3) The holder of a practising certificate shall make available his original practising certificate when requested to do so in his practice as an allied health professional.
(4) Any person who fails to comply with paragraph (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
[S 159/2016 wef 15/04/2016]
Duplicate of practising certificate
13.—(1) Where a practising certificate has been lost, destroyed, defaced or obliterated such that any particulars in the certificate are illegible, the holder thereof shall immediately apply to the Registrar for a duplicate of the practising certificate.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the Registrar shall, on payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Third Schedule, if he is satisfied that a practising certificate has been lost, destroyed, defaced or obliterated, issue a duplicate of such certificate to the holder of the original thereof.
(3) A duplicate of a practising certificate shall have the same effect as the original.
(4) In the case of a practising certificate which has been defaced or obliterated, no duplicate of such certificate shall be issued unless the original certificate is returned to the Registrar.
(5) In the case of a practising certificate which has been lost or destroyed, no duplicate of such certificate shall be issued unless the holder thereof makes a statutory declaration of the loss or destruction and furnishes it to the Registrar.
(6) Where any original practising certificate is found after any duplicate thereof is issued under this regulation, the holder of the certificate shall immediately return the duplicate to the Registrar for cancellation.
(7) Any person who fails to comply with paragraph (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
Application for certified true copy of practising certificate
14. An application for a certified true copy of a practising certificate shall be made in such form as the Council may require and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee specified in the Third Schedule.