Offences and penalties

(1) A person who– (a) for the purpose of procuring or attempting to procure the registration or licensing under this Act of himself or any other person as a (b) produces or causes to be produced any false representation or declaration, whether verbally, in writing or otherwise, holding himself out or representing himself as a medical practitioner, when in fact he possesses no such qualification as required under this Act; (c) affixes to or uses in connection with his premises, any title or description reasonably calculated to suggest that he possess any professional status or qualification other than a professional status or qualification which he in fact possesses and which is indicated by particulars entered in the Register in respect of him, 40 Medical Practice Act commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of two years, or to both. (2) A person who, not being qualified, registered or licensed to practise medicine– (a) assumes or uses any name, title, or description implying that he is entitled to be recognized as a person authorized or qualified to practise medicine in Belize; or (b) advertises or holds himself out as a person authorized or qualified to practise medicine in Belize; or (c) engages in the practise of medicine in Belize, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of ten years, or to both. (3) A medical practitioner registered under this Act who practises medicine without a valid Practising Certificate commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars. (4) Every person registered under this Act is required to renew his practising certificate by the 1st January in any year and every person who fails to renew his certificate in accordance with this sub-section and who practices medicine or performs services after that date commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars.