The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008

Amendment of section 29A

8.—(1) Amend section 29A(1) (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 2003(2);”;

(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;”; and

(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.”.

(1)

Part 3A of the Medical Act 1983 (c.54) is comprised of sections 29A to 29J. Part 3A was inserted by S.I. 2002/3135. Section 29A(4) was amended by S.I 2006/1914.

(2)

S.I. 2003/1250.