PART 2MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS: MEDICAL ACT 1983
Amendment of section 5529
In section 55 M1 (interpretation)—
a
in subsection (1)—
i
after the definition of “appointing body” insert—
“competent authority” means any authority or body of a relevant European State designated by that State for the purposes of the Directive as competent to—
- a
receive or issue evidence of qualifications or other information or documents, or
- b
receive applications and take the decisions referred to in the Directive,
in connection with the practice of medicine;
“the Directive” has the meaning given by section 5(4) above;
ii
omit the definition of “Directive 93/16/EEC”;
iii
omit the definitions of “the EEA Agreement” and “EEA State”,
iv
in the definition of “fully registered person”, for the words before paragraph (a) substitute—
“fully registered person” means a person for the time being registered under section 3, 14A, 19, 19A, 21B, 27A or 27B above as a fully registered medical practitioner, or under Schedule 2A as a visiting medical practitioner from a relevant European State, and—
v
after the definition of “the General Council” insert—
“the General Systems Regulations” means the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2781);
vi
in the definition of “national”, for “EEA State” substitute “
relevant European State
”
, and
vii
after the definition of “the Registrar” insert—
“relevant European State” means an EEA State or Switzerland;
b
in subsection (2), for “that Directive”
(in both places) substitute “
the Directive
”
; and
c
after subsection (2) insert—
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In relation to anything done—
a
before the adoption by the Council and the European Parliament of the Directive, but
b
after the adoption by the Council of Directive 93/16/EEC,
references in this Act to the Directive, or to any provision of the Directive, shall be construed as references to, or to any corresponding provision of, Directive 93/16/EEC as for the time being amended.
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