PART 2MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

CHAPTER 1AMENDMENT OF THE MEDICAL ACT 1983

Amendment of Schedule 2AI110

1

Schedule 2A (visiting medical practitioners from relevant European States)12 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 4(b)—

a

for “3(9)(a), (c) or (e)” substitute “3(8)(a), (c) or (e)”;

b

for “14 to 16” substitute “19 to 23”.

3

In paragraph 5—

a

in sub-paragraph (2)(a)—

i

in sub-paragraph (i), omit the “and” at the end;

ii

after sub-paragraph (ii), insert—

iii

confirms that the practitioner does not have a criminal conviction; and

iv

confirms that the practitioner is not subject to a temporary or final suspension preventing practice as a medical practitioner;

b

after sub-paragraph (2)(a), insert—

aa

a written declaration as to whether the practitioner has the necessary knowledge of English;

c

in sub-paragraph (3), after “(2)(a)” insert “or (aa)”.

4

In paragraph 6(3)—

a

for “3(9)(a), (c) or (e)” substitute “3(8)(a), (c) or (e)”;

b

for “14 to 16” substitute “19 to 23”.

5

In paragraph 8(6), after “home State” insert “or, if different, a relevant European State in which the practitioner practises or has practised as a medical professional”.