Medical Act 1983

29A Regulations as to licence to practise and revalidation U.K.

(1) Any reference in this Act to a “licence to practise” is a reference to a licence granted under and in accordance with this Part to a medical practitioner by a licensing authority.

(2) The General Council shall make regulations with respect to licences to practise.

(3) The provisions made by regulations under subsection (2) above must include provision for or in connection with each of the matters specified in subsection (4) below.

(4) Those matters are—

(a) grant of a licence to practise;

(b) refusal of a licence to practise;

(c) withdrawal of a licence to practise; and

(d) revalidation of a medical practitioner of a prescribed description as a condition of his continuing to hold a licence to practise [F1 whenever a licensing authority sees fit to do so].

(5) In this Part—

• “licensing authority” means—

  (a)

  the Registrar;

  (b)

  a F2 ...[F2 Registration Panel];

  (c)

  such other committee of the General Council as may be prescribed; or

  (d)

  such other officer of the General Council as may be prescribed;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the General Council under subsection (2) above; and

• “revalidation” means evaluation of a medical practitioner’s fitness to practise.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 29A(4)(d) added (19.7.2006 for specified purposes in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), arts. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 65

F2 Words in s. 29A(5)(b) substituted (19.7.2006, 9.9.2009 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 21.8.2009) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 3(2)(a)