Psychological Practitioners Amendment Act 2001
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BERMUDA
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PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTITIONERS AMENDMENT ACT 2001
[Date of Assent: 20 July 2001]
[Operative Date: 10 March 2003]
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Psychological
Practitioners Act 1998 .
Be it enacted by The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Assembly of
Bermuda, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Citation
1 This Act which amends the Psychological Practitioners Act 1998
("the principal Act"), may be cited as the Psychological Practitioners
Amendment Act 2001.
Amendment of section 8 of principal Act
2 Section 8 of the principal Act is amended—
(a) in subsection (2) by deleting the words "prescribed fee"
and substituting the words "fee prescribed under the
Government Fees Act 1965";
(b) in subsection (5), by adding the words "of the Council's
decision and the reasons for it in writing by registered
mail".
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Amendment of section 11 of principal Act
3 Section 11(b) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the
words "prescribed renewal fee" and substituting the words "renewal fee
prescribed under the Government Fees Act 1965".
Repeal and replacement of section 12 of principal Act
4 Section 12 of the principal Act is repealed and the following is
substituted
"Lapse of certificate
12 (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), a registered
psychologist who fails to apply for renewal of his certificate
before the expiry date ceases to be a registered psychologist, and
the Council shall direct the Registrar-General to delete his name
from the Register.
(2) An applicant who submits an application for renewal within
three months after the expiry date of his certificate shall be
assessed a late fee as prescribed under the Government Fees Act
1965.
(3) An applicant who submits an application for renewal three
months or more after the expiry date of his certificate shall be
treated as a new applicant for registration.
(4) Section 14(8) applies, with the necessary changes, to the
deletion of a name from the Register under subsection (1).".
Commencement
5 This Act comes into operation on the day the principal Act comes
into operation.
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