Medical Act 1971

Akta Perubatan 1971

Consolidates and amends the law relating to the registration of medical practitioners, the control and regulation of the practice of medicine, provides for certain provisions with regard to a period of service in the public services after full registration as a medical practitioner; and makes provisions for matters connected thereto.

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Number	Act 50
Type	Federal Act
Applies to	Federal
Subject	Health & medicine
Year	1971
Official “last updated”	23 August 2022
Published by	Attorney General's Chambers — Laws of Malaysia portal (lom.agc.gov.my)

Long title

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the registration of medical practitioners, the control and regulation of the practice of medicine, 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 provisions for matters connected thereto.

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26 October 2026	English	23 August 2022	113	`6b879c3d05d6`	PDF 0.9 MB

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