ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Health Officers (Training, Registration and Licencing) Act
24. Persons eligible to be registered
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
24. Persons eligible to be registered
(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, a person shall be eligible for registration under this Act as a public health officer or public health technician if he is the holder of a certificate, diploma or degree which is recognized by the Council as making him eligible for registration and—(a)after obtaining that certificate, diploma or degree, he has engaged in training employment under the supervision of a registered public health officer for such period, being not less than one year, as the Council may approve;(b)he satisfies the Council that, while engaged in training employment as specified in paragraph (a), he has acquired sufficient knowledge of, and experience in the practice of public health; and(c)he satisfies the Council that he is a person of good moral character and a fit and proper person to be registered under this Act.(2)Where the Council does not recognise a certificate, diploma or degree in public health held by a person, for purposes of registration, it shall assess the person’s suitability for registration and for the purpose of so doing, may require that person to attend an interview and to undergo an oral or written examination.(3)Despite subsection (2), all certificates, diplomas or degrees issued by a university or accredited under the Universities Act (Cap. 210) shall be recognized by the Council.(4)The Council may, after assessing the suitability for registration of a person under subsection (1), direct that before registration, the person shall undergo such further period of training or pass such examination as it may specify.(5)The Council shall not authorise the registration of a person unless it is satisfied—(a)that the requirements of subsection (1) have been fulfilled; or(b)in the case of a person referred to in subsection (2), that the requirements of subsection (1) have been fulfilled and that the person has undergone any further period of training or passed any examination specified by the Council under subsection (3).(6)The Council may, where it considers it expedient so to do, delegate the assessment of suitability for registration under subsection (2) to a committee of the Council which shall, after making the assessment, make recommendations to the Council accordingly.(7)The Council shall register every qualified person by entering his name, address, professional qualifications and such other particulars as the Council may prescribe, in the appropriate register kept for that purpose pursuant to section 26.