Medical Act 1983

Appealable registration decisions U.K.

[F1 2 (1) The following decisions are appealable registration decisions for the purposes of this Schedule—

(a) a decision on an application made under Schedule 3 to this Act not to register the applicant under section 3 of this Act as a fully registered medical practitioner (registration by virtue of primary United Kingdom or primary European qualifications);

(b) a decision on an application made under Schedule 3 to this Act not to register the applicant provisionally under section 15 of this Act (provisional registration);

(c) a decision on an application made under Schedule 3 to this Act not to register the applicant provisionally under section 15A of this Act (provisional registration for EEA nationals);

(d) a decision on an application made under Schedule 3 to this Act not to register a qualification under section 16(1) of this Act (registration of qualifications);

(e) a decision that a person shall not, or shall no longer, be registered under section 18 of this Act (visiting EEC practitioners);

(f) a decision not to direct that a person shall be registered under section 19(1) of this Act (full registration of EEA nationals etc. by virtue of overseas primary qualifications etc.);

(g) a decision not to direct that a person shall be registered provisionally under section 21(2) of this Act (provisional registration);

(h) [F2 a decision not to direct that a person shall be registered under section 21A(1) of this Act (full registration for eligible specialists and qualified general practitioners) as a fully registered medical practitioner;]

(i) [F3 a decision under section 22 of this Act (limited registration of persons by virtue of overseas qualifications)—

(i) not to direct that a person shall be registered, or registered for a further period, as a medical practitioner with limited registration, or

(ii) defining the limits of a person’s registration;]

(j) [F3 a decision under section 24(2) of this Act giving a direction for erasure;]

(k) [F3 a decision not to direct under section 25 of this Act (full registration of persons with limited registration) that a person be registered as a fully registered medical practitioner;]

[F4 (ka) a decision not to direct that a person be registered under section 21B of this Act (full registration of persons with an overseas qualification);

(kb) a decision not to direct that a person be registered under section 21C of this Act (provisional registration of persons with an overseas qualification);]

(l) a decision not to register a qualification under section 26(1) [F5 or (2)] of this Act (registration of qualifications);

(m) [F6 a decision under section 27 of this Act (temporary full registration for visiting overseas specialists)—

(i) not to direct that a person be registered temporarily as a fully registered medical practitioner, or

(ii) giving a direction that such registration shall be for a period of less than twelve months;]

[F6 a decision under section 27A of this Act (temporary registration for visiting eminent specialists)—

(i) not to direct that a person be registered under that section,

(ii) as to any conditions specified in a direction that a person be registered under that section;

(ma) a decision under section 27B of this Act (special purpose registration)—

(i) not to direct that a person be registered under that section,

(ii) as to the conditions specified in a direction that a person be registered under that section;]

[F7 (mb) a decision under section 39 of this Act (fraud or error in relation to registration) to erase an entry from the register;]

(n) a decision under section 44 of this Act (effect of disqualification in another member State on registration in the United Kingdom)—

(i) under subsection (1) or (7), not to register a person, or

(ii) under subsection (3), to remove a person’s name from the register;

(o) [F8 a decision under section 44A of this Act (effect of disqualification or conviction on registration)—

(i) under subsection (1), not to register a person, or

(ii) under subsection (2), to remove a person’s name from the register.]

[F8 a decision under section 44B of this Act (fitness to practise matters prior to registration) to refuse to register a person or to erase a person’s name from the register;]

[F9 (p) a decision not to give a direction under section 44D(1) or (2) of this Act (approved practice settings) disapplying the requirements set out in those subsections.]

(2) But a decision is not an appealable registration decision for the purposes of this Schedule if it is a decision to refuse registration to a person, or to erase a person’s name from the register, by reason only that the person failed to—

(a) pay the prescribed fee for registration;

(b) make an application as required under this Act; or

(c) produce a certificate obtained under section 10 of this Act.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3A inserted (1.4.2005 as notified in the London Gazette dated 14.1.2005) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(3), 8(2) (with Sch. 2)

F2 Sch. 3A para. 2(1)(h) omitted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 44(a)(i)

F3 Sch. 3A para. 2(1)(i)-(k) omitted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 18(a)

F4 Sch. 3A para. 2(1)(ka)(kb) inserted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 44(a)(ii)

F5 Words in Sch. 3A para. 2(1)(l) omitted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 18(b)

F6 Sch. 3A para. 2(1)(m)(ma) substituted for Sch. 3A para. 2(1)(m) (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 44(a)(iii)

F7 Sch. 3A para. 2(1)(mb) inserted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 63(b)

F8 Sch. 3A para. 2(1)(o) substituted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 54

F9 Sch. 3A para. 2(1)(p) inserted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 71

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 3A extended (30.9.2005 for specified purposes as notified in the London Gazette dated 26.8.2005, 1.4.2006 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 26.8.2005) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1250), arts. 1(2)(3), 18(6)