Article 15 Amendment of rule 27 of the principal Rules

Rule 27 of the principal Rules (arrangements for medical care by other medical practitioners or at outside facilities) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this rule.

For the heading, there is substituted “Arrangements for care by other medical practitioners or other persons providing professional services or at outside facilities”.

In paragraph (1), for the words “the medical officer”, there are substituted the words “a medical officer”.

Paragraph (2) is omitted.

In paragraph (3), for the words “the medical officer”, there are substituted the words “a medical officer”.

After paragraph (3) there is inserted the following paragraph:–

“(4)

In this rule, “medical facility” includes any hospital and any other premises at which any form of services for the care of a person’s health is provided.”.