Cap. 587 Art. 18Power to make regulations.

The Minister may, following consultation with the Board, make regulations to give better effect to any of the provisions of this Act, and generally to regulate the psychotherapy profession, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may in particular include provisions with respect to:

(a) the establishment of standards, procedures and duties in the exercise of the psychotherapy profession and practices to be followed by psychotherapists, either generally or in particular fields of activity;

(b) the professional conduct and the Code of Ethics of psychotherapists and standards of competency and integrity to be kept in the psychotherapy profession;

(c) the requirements in relation to continuing professional development for the maintenance of a warrant;

(d) the work which may be performed and the services which may be provided in terms of a warrant, and the terms and conditions which can be attached to such warrant;

(e) the fees that may be charged by the Board in relation to applications for the issue of warrants, the making of any registration under this Act, and any other operations that may be carried out by the Board in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(f) the fees that may be charged by psychotherapists for their professional services;

(g) the procedures to be followed in cases of professional misconduct;

(h) the employment of persons who, although in possession of higher education qualifications and professional qualifications, do not qualify for a warrant under this Act, and who are working under the supervision of a registered psychotherapist in such establishments, or agencies, as may be prescribed;

(i) any other procedure that may be adopted by the Board;

(j) any matter that may be required, or is authorized, by this Act to be prescribed;

(k) the punishments, the penalties and the consequences and the effects to which a person may become liable in the event of any contravention against, or non-compliance with, any provision of, or any regulations made under this Act;

(l) the administrative fines that may be imposed by the Board.