S.L. 458.23 Art. 7Licence conditions.

(1) Where the licence for a clinic is issued on behalf of a company, it shall be the duty of the licensee to inform the Minister in writing of any change in the name of the persons running the company with seven days from such change.

(2) (a) No licence for the running of a clinic shall be granted, transferred or renewed unless the clinic is in the charge of a medical practitioner or a registered nurse, hereinafter referred to as "the person in charge".

(b) It shall be the duty of the licensee to make adequate arrangements, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, for the running of the clinic while he, or, if he is not the person in charge of the clinic, the person in charge, is absent from such clinic, and moreover to ensure that the name of any person at any time in charge of such clinic is fixed at all times in a conspicuous place and visible to the public when the clinic is providing a service. This information is to be communicated forthwith to the Superintendent.

(c) If at any time during the absence of the person in charge there is no person designated as being in charge, the clinic shall during such time be deemed to have been operated without a licence.

(d) It shall be the duty of the licensee to inform forthwith the Superintendent in writing, and where possible and practicable in advance, of any change, other than aforesaid, of the person in charge of the clinic.

(e) There must be a clear distinction and definition of the roles and responsibilities of the person in charge and the licensee in all those instances where these functions are not carried out by the same person.