No. 23
Traditional and Alternative Medicine
estimation of the members of the traditional and alternative health profession;
"traditional health practitioner" means a person who is recognized by
the community in which he lives as competent to provide health care
by using plants, animal, mineral substances and other methods based
on social, cultural and religious background as well as on the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs that are prevalent in the community regarding physical, mental and social well being and the cause of disease and disability;
"traditional medicine" means a total combination of knowledge and
practice, whether applicable or not, used in diagnosing, preventing
or eliminating a physical, mental or social disease and which may
rely exclusively on past experience and observation handled down
from one generation to another orally or in writing;
"traditional medicine remedy" means and includes any methods,
processes, practices or any medicine consisting of a substance or a
mixture of substances produced by drying, extracting, crushing or
comminuting, compressing natural substance of a plant, animal or
mineral origin or any part of such substances;
"witchcraft" has the meaning assigned to it under the Witchcraft
Ordinance.
2002
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Cap 18
PARTII
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL
4.-{ 1)
There is established a Council to be known as the Traditional and Alternative Health Practice Council;
Establishment of
Council
(2) The Council shall:
(a) be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common
seal;
(b) in its corporate name be capable of suing and being sued; and
(c) for and in connection with the purpose of this Act be capable of
holding, purchasing and otherwise acquiring and disposing of
movable and immovable property;
5.-( 1) The Council shall be composed of:
(a) a Chairman who shall be a person conversant with traditional or
alternative medicine;
(b) a legally qualified person from the Attorney General's Chambers;
(c) four registered traditional health practitioners of whom one shall
be a traditional birth attendant; and
Composition of the
Council