Clause 11

The Board shall, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, maintain a register setting out the names, and such other particulars as it may determine, of persons who, and bodies and associations which —

Any person who, or any body or association which, promotes or disseminates information pertaining to family planning or sells or distributes any medicine, preparation or article for the purpose thereof shall apply to the Board to be registered in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1).

Upon receiving an application under the provisions of subsection (2), the Board may in its discretion register such person, body or association, with such conditions as may be imposed for carrying out the purposes of this Act, or without conditions.

The Board may, at any time, vary or revoke any existing conditions or impose new or additional conditions:Provided that any variation of existing conditions or imposition of new or additional conditions shall not have retrospective effect.

The Board may in its discretion at any time cancel or suspend the registration of any person, body or association without assigning any reason therefor.

The Board shall decide any question that may arise as to whether or not any person, body or association is liable to registration under this section.

Any person who, or any body or association which, is aggrieved by any decision of the Board under subsection (3), (4), (5) or (6) may appeal to the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final and shall not be called into question in any court.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Ordinance (Cap. 191) or to any pharmacist registered under the provisions of the Registration of Pharmacists Ordinance (Cap. 198).

The Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette, exempt any person, class of persons, body or association from any or all of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder.