SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the Medical Act 1983

PART 2Licence to practise and revalidation

Amendment of section 29A8

1

Amend section 29A10 (regulations as to licence to practise and revalidation) as follows.

2

In subsection (4), (regulations as to licence to practise and revalidation), for paragraph (d) substitute—

d

revalidation of a medical practitioner of a prescribed description whenever a licensing authority sees fit to do so, either as a condition of the practitioner’s continuing to hold a licence to practise or of the practitioner’s licence to practise being restored.

3

In subsection (5)—

a

before the definition of “licensing authority” insert—

  • “General Practitioner Register” means the register maintained by the General Council pursuant to article 10(1) of the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 200311;

b

omit “and” at the end of the definition of “prescribed”;

c

after the definition of “prescribed” insert—

  • “restore”, in relation to an entry in the General Practitioner Register or the Specialist Register that has been amended, means reinstate the entry without the amendment;

d

after the definition of “revalidation” insert—

  • ; and

  • “Specialist Register” means the register maintained by the General Council pursuant to article 13(1) of the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003.