Cap. 464 Art. 32Erasure from registers by Councils on grounds of conviction or infamous conduct.

(1) If after due investigation and disciplinary proceedings it is established that a health care professional:

(a) has been convicted by any court in Malta of any crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or of any of the crimes mentioned in articles 198

to 205 or in articles 206 to 209 of the Criminal Code;

or

(b) has been guilty of professional or ethical misconduct in any respect; or

(c) in any other manner has failed to abide by the professional and ethical standards applicable to him, then the relevant Council shall adopt, as its own decision, any one or more of the following measures taken by the Disciplinary Committee:

(i) his name be erased from the appropriate register and, where appropriate, recommend to the President of Malta that the professional’s licence be withdrawn; or

(ii) his name be taken off such register for such period of time as the relevant Council may determine and, where appropriate, recommend to the President of Malta that the professional’s licence be also so suspended; or

(iii) a penalty, not exceeding such amount as may be prescribed, is inflicted on the health care professional concerned; or

(iv) the health care professional concerned is cautioned; or

(v) order that the health care professional undergoes such period of training or practice of the profession under supervision for such period as the relevant Council may determine.

(2) A licence issued by the President of Malta for the practice of a health care profession shall be deemed to be suspended during such period that the name of the licensed person is deleted from the register.