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”.