Subject to this Act, the functions of the Council shall be—
(a) to assist in the promotion of the health of the population of Zimbabwe; and
(b) to regulate, control and supervise all matters affecting the training of persons in, and the manner of the exercise of, the professions and callings specified in Part VIII of the First Schedule; and
(c) to promote liaison in the field of training referred to in paragraph (b), both in Zimbabwe and elsewhere, and to monitor, enforce and improve the standards of such training in Zimbabwe; and
(d) to advise the Minister on any matter affecting the profession or calling of any medical rehabilitation practitioner; and
(e) to communicate to the Minister information on matters of public importance acquired by the council in the performance of its functions under this Act; and
(f) to consider and determine applications for the registration of medical rehabilitation practitioners in accordance with such conditions, whether as to qualifications or otherwise, as may be prescribed by the Council; and
(g) to establish and maintain one or more registers in terms of Part XV for the registration of medical rehabilitation practitioners; and
(h) to issue practising certificates to medical rehabilitation practitioners and to cancel or suspend such certificates in terms of this Act; and
(i) to define and enforce ethical practice and discipline among medical rehabilitation practitioners; and
(j) to encourage co-operation between the Council and other councils established under this Act; and
(k) to take such steps as appear to the Council to be necessary or desirable to advance the standing and effectiveness of medical rehabilitation practitioners in Zimbabwe; and
(l) to present the views of medical rehabilitation practitioners on national, regional and international issues; and
(m) to evaluate and monitor the standards of qualifying examinations, courses and training for medical rehabilitation practitioners; and
(n) to evaluate any examinations, training courses and qualifications of foreign institutions for the purposes of the registration of medical rehabilitation practitioners; and
(o) to perform any other function that may be conferred or imposed upon the Council by or in terms of this Act or any other enactment. (2) For the better exercise of its functions, the Council shall have power to do or cause to be done all or any of the things specified in the Second Schedule, either absolutely or conditionally and either solely or jointly with others.