SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the Medical Act 1983

PART 2Licence to practise and revalidation

Amendment of section 29F14

1

Amend section 29F (appeals) as follows.

2

Omit “or” at the end of subsection (1)(b).

3

After subsection (1)(c) insert—

d

to remove an entry in respect of a medical practitioner from the General Practitioner Register or the Specialist Register or to amend an entry in respect of a medical practitioner in either of those Registers; or

e

to refuse to restore an entry in respect of a medical practitioner to the General Practitioner Register or the Specialist Register,

4

In subsection (3) for “to withdraw a licence to practise from a medical practitioner” substitute “to take in relation to a medical practitioner any of the steps mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (d) above”.