Amendment of section 94 of the Road Traffic Act 1988
2.—(1) Section 94 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (provision of information, etc. relating to disabilities)(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (6)(b) for “registered medical practitioner who may at any time have given medical advice or attention to the applicant or licence holder concerned” substitute “registered healthcare professional identified in those particulars”.
(3) After subsection (6) insert—
“(6A) Where a registered healthcare professional (A) identified in the particulars of an authorisation provided under subsection (5)(a) considers that another registered healthcare professional (P) has information with respect to the question set out in subsection (6)(b), A may give a copy of that authorisation to P.
(6B) Where a registered healthcare professional has received a copy of an authorisation in accordance with subsection (6A), that registered healthcare professional is authorised to release to the Secretary of State any information which they may have with respect to the question set out in subsection (6)(b).”.
(4) In subsection (9)—
(a)in the wording before paragraph (a), for “registered medical practitioner” substitute “registered healthcare professional”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (a), omit “or”;
(c)after paragraph (b), insert—
“, or
(c)the provision of information authorised by subsection (6B)”.
(5) After subsection (9), insert—
“(10) In this section, “registered healthcare professional” means a person on the register of one or more of the following bodies—
(a)the General Chiropractic Council;
(b)the General Medical Council;
(c)the General Optical Council;
(d)the General Osteopathic Council;
(e)the Nursing and Midwifery Council;
(f)the Health and Care Professions Council.”.
1988 c. 52; relevant amendments were made to section 94 by section 5 of the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22).