Publication of list of medical practitioners

(1) The Registrar, in consultation with the Chairperson of the Medical Council, shall at the expiration of every calendar year prepare a list in alphabetical order according to surnames, of all registered and recertified medical practitioners, together with the designation of the qualifications in respect of which they were registered or recertified, the date of registration, and the address of such persons, and the Registrar shall cause such list to be published in the Gazette, by January 30 of every calendar year. (2) The Registrar shall also cause to be published in the Gazette, as soon as practicable after such registration, the names of any person registering as a medical practitioner after the 1st January in any year. (3) The absence of the name of a person from the updated list published in the Gazette shall, unless the contrary is shown, be prima facie evidence that such person is not registered. (4) The Registrar shall by the 1st January of each year cause a copy of the said list of registered and recertified medical practitioners to be forwarded to the Director of Health Services or some other officer in the Ministry designated for that purpose by the Minister.