New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) Licences granted under this Act shall be classified as follows:
(a) licences for diagnostic purposes:
(b) licences for therapeutic purposes:
(c) licences for dental diagnostic purposes:
(d) licences for chiropractic diagnostic purposes:
(e) licences for industrial, experimental, testing, demonstration, veterinary, research, or other specified purposes.
(2) Licences for diagnostic purposes may be granted only to radiologists and other persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, have special knowledge in the safe use or application of radioactive materials or irradiating apparatus for the purpose of diagnosing any abnormal condition of the human body.
(3) Licences for therapeutic purposes may be granted only to radiotherapists.
(4) Licences for dental diagnostic purposes may be granted only to a dentist or to medical practitioners.
(5) Licences for chiropractic diagnostic purposes may be granted only to chiropractors.
(6) No person shall use any radioactive material or irradiating apparatus for any purpose other than that specified in his licence in respect of that material or apparatus.
Compare: 1949 No 42 s 16; 1960 No 123 s 32
Section 18(4): substituted, on 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).
Section 18(5): substituted, on 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).
