| (1) |
The council may instruct the registrar, subject to the provisions of subsection (5), to remove the name of any practitioner from the register if the council is satisfied that that practitioner— |
| (b) |
has left the Republic permanently or was absent from the Republic without the council's permission for a continuous period of more than three years; |
| (c) |
has failed to pay any fees, including annual fees, which he owes the council, within three months after the date upon which payment became due; |
| (d) |
has failed to notify the registrar of any change in his residential address or postal address or in the address of his practice within three months after any such change; |
[Section 21(1)(d) substituted by section 10(b) of Act No. 108 of 1985]
| (e) |
has requested that his name be removed from the register, in which case he may be required by the registrar to lodge with him an affidavit or affirmation to the effect that no disciplinary or criminal action is being or is likely to be taken against the first-mentioned; |
| (f) |
has been registered in error or through fraud; or |
[Section 21(1)(f) inserted by section 13(b) of Act No. 63 of 1993]
| (g) |
is unable for any reason to practise the profession for which he or she is registered in terms of this Act. |
[Section 21(1)(g) inserted by section 22(a) of Act No. 50 of 2000]
| (2) |
Notice of the removal by virtue of the provisions of any one of paragraphs (b) up to and including (f) of subsection (1) of his name from the register shall be given by the registrar to the person concerned by registered letter sent through the post to his address appearing in the register. |
[Section 21(2) substituted by section 13(c) of Act No. 63 of 1993]
| (3) |
As from the date on which notice was given in terms of subsection (2)— |
| (b) |
he shall cease to practise any profession in respect of which he was registered as a practitioner or to perform any act specially pertaining to any profession in respect of which he was registered; and |
[Section 21(3)(b) substituted by section 10(c) of Act No. 108 of 1985]
| (c) |
he shall cease to indicate any profession of his upon his nameplate or in any other manner, |
[Section 21(3)(c) substituted by section 10(d) of Act No. 108 of 1985]
until his name has been restored to the register.
| (4) |
The council shall instruct the registrar to restore to the register a name removed therefrom by virtue of the provisions of any one of paragraphs (b) up to and including (f) of subsection (1) if the person concerned— |
| (a) |
applies on the prescribed form for the restoration of his name to the register; |
| (b) |
pays the prescribed fee; and |
| (c) |
complies with such other requirements as the council may determine. |
[Section 21(4) substituted by section 13(d) of Act No. 63 of 1993]
| (5) |
The council shall not under subsection (1) instruct that the name of any person be removed from any register kept under section 14 unless the council has consulted with the professional board established in respect of the profession concerned. |
[Section 21(5) substituted by section 22(b) of Act No. 50 of 2000]
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