The Medical Act 1971 (), is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia. It was enacted to consolidate and amend the law relating to the registration and practice of medical practitioners and for national purposes to provide for certain provisions with regard to a period of service in the public services after full registration as a medical practitioner; and to make provision for purposes connected with the aforesaid matter.
Structure The Medical Act 1971, in its current form (1 May 2015), consists of 7 Parts containing 44 sections and 3 schedules (including 63 amendments). Part I: Preliminary Part II: The Malaysian Medical Council Part III: Registration of Medical Practitioners Part IV: Disciplinary Proceedings Part V: General Part VI: Regulations, Saving and Repeal Part VII: Supplementary Provisions for National Purposes Schedules
The Medical Act 1971 is currently amended by the Medical (Amendment) Act 2012 which came into force on 1 July 2017.
See also Medical Act
References Nur Liyana Hanapi and Anisah Che Ngah, "Reformation of Malaysian Medical Disciplinary Proceedings Post Medical Act 1971" (2022) 4 Asian Journal of Law and Governance 1 (No 3) Yeoh, "Relevance of the Medical Act 1971 in Biomedical Research" Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre, Supplement 1 (International Conference on Health Sciences), pp 20 to 22 Vera Lúcia Raposo and Roy G Beran (eds). Medical Liability in Asia and Australasia. Springer Nature Singapore. 2022. p 164.
External links Medical Act 1971