ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act
22. Penalty for unregistered and unlicensed person practising
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
22. Penalty for unregistered and unlicensed person practising
(1)A person who is not registered or licensed, including a person aiding or assisting therein, under this Act, and makes or produces or causes to be made or produced any false or fraudulent presentation or declaration either orally or in writing, commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.(2)Any person who falsely takes or uses any name, title or addition implying a qualification to practice medicine or dentistry or who not being registered or licensed under this Act, practices or professes to practice or publishes his name as practising medicine or dentistry, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.(3)Any person who uses the title "doctor" unless he is registered or licensed under this Act as a medical practitioner or dentist or has acquired doctoral qualifications or has obtained such qualifications which entitles him to use that title, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.(4)Any person who, while in charge of a health institution, employs or engages the services of another person as a medical practitioner or dentist who is not registered and licenced under this Act, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten million shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.(5)A person who uses premises as a health institution which premises is not licensed as a health institution commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten million shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.