Cap. 31 Art. 98Private hospitals, etc.

(1) No person shall use any premises as a hospital, clinic, maternity home, medical diagnostic laboratory, X-ray department, or any other similar establishment or institution, by whatever name called, unless there is in respect of such premises a valid licence for the purpose issued by the Minister responsible for public health, and no person may open or carry on any establishment or institution for any of the purposes aforesaid unless he is in possession of a valid licence for the purpose issued by the said

Minister.

(2) No licence shall be granted or renewed under sub-article (1) if the premises, equipment and facilities as well as the personnel, whether medical or otherwise, are not such as to provide such standard of medical care or service as the Minister responsible for public health deems to be satisfactory, or as he may, by regulations made under this article, from time to time prescribe.

(3) The said Minister may, in granting or renewing any licence under sub-article (1), impose any such condition as he may deem fit and may restrict the services and the activities that may be provided or carried on in the licensed premises.

(4) Where any premises are used or any act is done in contravention of any condition or restriction, contained in a licence granted or renewed under sub-article (1), any premises so used and any act so done shall be deemed to have been used or done without the licence required by this article.

(5) Any licence granted under the provision of sub-article (1) shall lapse on the 31st December of the year in which it is issued but may be renewed by the said Minister from year to year. Any such licence shall also lapse if there is a declaration of guilt under article 119 in respect of any offence against this article whether the offence is committed by the person or in the premises licensed under sub-article (1).