§ Interpretation
§ 12. In this Part of this Schedule, "the transitional period" means the period commencing with the day appointed for the coming into operation of sections 22 to 28 of this Act and ending immediately before the day appointed for the coming into operation of sections 18 to 21 of this Act.
§ 13. In section 54(1) of the Medical Act 1956 (in this Part of this Schedule referred to as "the Act of 1956") the definition of "fully registered person" as substituted by this Act shall have effect during the transitional period as if—
- (a) for the reference to section 18 of this Act there were substitued a reference to section 18 of the Act of 1956; and
- (b) the words "or section 21(5) of the Medical Act 1978" and "or under the said section 21" in paragraph (a) of the definition were omitted.
§ 14. In section 3 of the Medical Act 1969 (in this Part of this Schedule referred to as "the Act of 1969"), subsection (2) as substitutedd by this Act shall have effect during the transitional period as if—
- (a) for references to persons entitled or directed to be registered under section 18 of this Act there were substituted references to persons entitled or directed to be registered under section 18 of the Act of 1956; and
- (b) the references to persons directed to be registered under section 21 of this Act were omitted.
§ 15. Section 7 of the Act of 1969 shall have effect during the transitional period as if—
- (a) in subsection (1), as amended by this Act, the reference to Part II of the Act of 1956 included a reference to Part III of that Act; and
- (b) subsection (3), as so amended, included a reference to an application for registration of persons or qualifications under Part III of the Act of 1956.
§ 16. Section 8(1) of the Act of 1969 shall have effect during the transitional period as if in paragraph (a), as substituted by this Act, the reference to Part II of the Act of 1956 included a reference to Part III of that Act.
§ This Act
§ 17. Sections 22(13) and 25 of this Act shall have effect during the transitional period as if for the references to section 18 of this Act there were substituted references to section 18 of the Act of 1956.
§ 18. Section 26(1) of this Act shall have effect during the transitional period as if paragraph (a) were omitted.
851§ 19. Section 28 of this Act shall have effect during the transitional period as if—
- (a) in subsection (2), paragraphs (a) and (b) were omitted and in paragraph (c) for the reference to section 18 of this Act there were substituted a reference to section 18 of the Act of 1956; and
- (b) in subsection (3), paragraphs (a) and (6) and, in paragraph (c), the references to paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) were omitted.
§ 20. Paragraph 3 above shall have effect during the transitional period as if for the reference to section 18 of this Act there were substituted a reference to section 18 of the Act of 1956.'.—[Mr. Moyle.]