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27 Temporary full registration for visiting overseas specialists.U.K.
(1)A person who is or intends to be in the United Kingdom temporarily for the purpose of providing medical services of a specialist nature may apply to the General Council to be registered temporarily as a fully registered medical practitioner and if the Council are satisfied—
(a)that he holds one or more . . . acceptable overseas qualifications;
(b)that he possesses special knowledge of and skill in a particular branch or branches of medicine; . . .
(c)that the medical services he is to provide lie within that branch or one or more of those branches of medicine[; and
(d)that he is of good character,]
they may, if they think fit, direct that he shall be registered under this section as a fully registered medical practitioner for such period as they may specify in the direction.
(2)No person shall be fully registered under this section for a period exceeding twelve months.
(3)At the expiration of the period specified in a direction under subsection (1) above the registration of the person to whom the direction applies shall cease to have effect.
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