PART 3Programmes for provisionally registered doctors, education functions and connected matters

Substitution of section 15 of the Act26.

For section 1530 (provisional registration) substitute the following section—

“15.Provisional registration

(1)

This section shall have effect for enabling persons wishing to complete an acceptable programme for provisionally registered doctors to participate in such a programme.

(2)

A person shall be entitled to be registered provisionally under this section if—

(a)

he has not satisfactorily completed an acceptable programme for provisionally registered doctors; but

(b)

apart from that he would be entitled to be registered under section 3 above.

(3)

A person provisionally registered under this section shall be deemed to be registered under section 3 above as a fully registered medical practitioner so far as is necessary to enable him to participate in an acceptable programme for provisionally registered doctors but not further.”.