This Act establishes as a body corporate the Seychelles Medical and Dental Council,
which scope of activities is wider than that for the Appeals Board. It has been
established to make provision for the registration of medical practitioners and
dentists, their qualifications and disciplinary control and for connected purposes.
Section 4: "The functions of the Council areto monitor the competence and regulate the performance of persons exercising the profession of medical
practitioners and dentists in Seychelles for the purpose of promoting and upholding the highest
possible standard of medical and dental practices in Seychelles;
to cause to kept, subject to this Act, a register of medical practitioners and dentists practising in
Seychelles;
to investigate allegations of serious professional misconduct and malpractice and take appropriate
action in respect thereof ".
Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act
Medical Practitioners and Dentists (Disciplinary Inquires) Regulations, 4/09/1995
Regulation 3: "A medical practitioner or a dentist is guilty of a serious professional misconduct or
malpractice if the medical practitioner or dentista) contravenes any provision of the Code of Practice;
b) displays lack of knowledge, skill or judgement in the professional care of the patient;
c) shows serious disregard for the welfare of he patient".
A complaint against a medical practitioner or a dentist shall be forwarded to the
Registrar, who shall submit it to the Council. The Council shall decide if it merits
investigation or not. In cases where investigation is required it will refer it to an
investigating committee.
The Council may, where it is satisfied on a consideration of the report of the
investigating committee, impose disciplinary measures (Regulations 4-8).
Mental Treatment Act, 3/02/1906. Laws of Seychelles 1996.
Section 30: "In case it shall appear to the judge that the patient has no next of kin who are able
to maintain or support him, and that there is no other person willing to pay for his maintenance and
that the alleged patient has no means of subsistence available for his maintenance and support, the
judge shall charge the treasury with the maintenance of the patient in the form in schedule one".
Section 64: "Any superintendent (Medical Consultant), keeper or attendant or other person
employed in the mental hospital in the care, management or treatment of the patients therein, who