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| (1) Where any Private Medical Institution is being operated or maintained by any person on any premises without being registered as required by section 2, the Provincial Director of Health Services shall inform the Private Health Services Regulatory Council of such fact and the Regulatory Council shall thereupon issue a directive to such Institution to forthwith register such Institution with the Regulatory Council within such period as shall be specified in such directive. |
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| (2) Non-compliance with a directive issued by the Regulatory Council under subsection (1), shall be an offence under this Act. |
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| (3) Where any person or institution convicted of an offence under subsection (2) continues to commit such offence after a period of one month from the date of such conviction , the Magistrate may upon application for a closure order being made by the Regulatory Council, order the closure of that Private Medical Institution being maintained on such premises, until the institution or person convicted complies with the directive issued by the Council under subsection (1). |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts