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(1)A person shall not apply to a medical practitioner for a medical report relating to any individual to be supplied to him for employment or insurance purposes unless—
(a)that person (“the applicant”) has notified the individual that he proposes to make the application; and
(b)the individual has notified the applicant that he consents to the making of the application.
(2)Any notification given under subsection (1)(a) above must inform the individual of his right to withhold his consent to the making of the application, and of the following rights under this Act, namely—
(a)the rights arising under sections 4(1) to (3) and 6(2) below with respect to access to the report before or after it is supplied,
(b)the right to withhold consent under subsection (1) of section 5 below, and
(c)the right to request the amendment of the report under subsection (2) of that section,
as well as of the effect of section 7 below.
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