Transitional provision3.

On and after 1st January 2009 and until the coming into force of paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 20022 (which substitutes the definition of “registered medical practitioner” in the Interpretation Act 19783 for a new definition encompassing the holding of a licence to practise), paragraph 1A of Schedule 1 to the Medical Act 19834 (which relates to membership of the General Medical Council) shall apply as if sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii) were omitted.