HL Deb 05 May 1978 vol 391 cc612-5

Medical Act 1956

18A. For subsection (4) of section 8 of the Act of 1956 there shall be substituted the following subsection— (4) A person registered under section 7 or 17 of this Act who holds or obtains any recognised overseas qualiification (within the meaning of the Medical Act 1978) or any other qualification for the time being registrable as a further qualification by virtue of section (Registration of further qualifications) (2) of that Act shall be entitled to have the qualification registered.

18B. In section 16A of the Act of 1956, for the words from "it shall be sufficient" to the end there shall he substituted the words "it shall be sufficient for him to satisfy the General Council that he has acquired experience of the practice of medicine, whether in the course of employment in the United Kingdom or in the course of employment outside the United Kingdom, which is not less extensive than that required for a certificate under the said section fifteen."

18C. Section 33 of the Act of 1956 shall, until its repeal by this Act, apply to a person registered with limited registration whether or not the circumstances are such that he falls within the meaning in that Act of the expression "fully registered person"; and, in relation to a person who is registered with limited registration, references in Part V of the Act of 1956 and section 15 of the Act of 1969 to "the register" are references to the register of medical practitioners with limited registration.

18D. In section 57 of the Act of 1956, subsection (2) shall be omitted.

Medical Act 1969

18E. In section 1(2)(b) of the Act of 1969, the words from "or, as regards persons temporarily registered" to the end shall be omitted.

18F.—(1) in section 3 of the Act of 1969 the amendments specified in this paragraph shall be made.

(2) For subsection (2) there shall be substituted the following subsection— (2) The register shall consist of four lists—

  1. (a) one, to be called the principal list, of persons entitled to be registered under section 7, 17 or 23 of the Act of 1956, or entitled or directed to be registered under section (Full registration by virtue of recognised overseas qualifications) of the Act of 1978 or directed to be registered under section (Provisional registration of practitioners having recognised overseas qualifications) of that Act, but not entitled to be included in the overseas list mentioned in paragraph (b) below;
  2. (b) one, to be called the overseas list, of persons entitled or directed to be so registered who by virtue of regulations made under section 4 of this Act are for the time being entitled to be included in that list by reason of residence overseas;
  3. (c) one, to be called the visiting overseas doctors list, of persons from time to time directed to be registered under section (Full registration of visiting overseas doctors) of the Act of 1978; and
  4. (d) one, to be called the visiting EEC practitioners list, of persons entitled to be registered from time to time under Article 7 of the Medical Qualifications (EEC Recognition) Order 1977."

(3) Subsections (3) and (7) shall be omitted.

18G. In section 4 of the Act of 1969, the following amendments shall be made—

  1. (a) in subsection (3), for the words from " those registered as Commonwealth practitioners " to the end there shall be substituted the words " or under section (Provisional registration of practitioners having recognised overseas qualifications) of this Act of 1978";
  2. (b) subsection (7) shall be omitted.

18H. In section 6 of the Act of 1969, for subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following subsection— (3) Where, on an application in that behalf by any person, a direction is given

  1. (a) that he be registered with limited registration under section (Limited registration of practitioners having overseas qualifications) of the Act of 1978; or
  2. (b) for his name to be erased from the register of medical practitioners with limited registration by virtue of section (Limited registration: erasure (1) of that Act,
the General Council may include therein a direction that the right to registration or erasure conferred thereby shall be subject to the payment by him of such fee as may be specified in the direction.

18J.—(1) In section 7 of the Act of 1969 the amendments specified in this paragraph shall be made.

(2) In subsection (1), for the words " conferred by the Act of 1956 " there shall be substituted the words " of persons or qualifications conferred by Part II of the Act of 1956 and any right to registration of qualifications conferred by the Act of 1978.".

(3) For subsection (2) there shall be substituted the following subsection— (2) An application for registration of persons or qualifications under section 7 of the Act of 1956 made by virtue of subsection (1)(a) of that section, for registration of qualifications under section 8 of that Act or for registration of persons or qualifications under section 17 of that Act shall be made to the registrar of one of the branch councils.

(4) In subsection (3), for the words from " Any " to " 1956 " there shall be substituted the words " An application for registration of persons or qualifications under section 7 of the Act of 1956 made by virtue of subsection (1)(b) of that section, any application for registration of qualifications under any provision of the Act of 1978 ".

(5) In subsection (4), for the words " section 7, 17, 18 or 23 " there shall be substituted the words " section 7 or 17 ".

(6) In subsection (5), for the words " Schedule 3 " there shall be substituted the words " Part I of Schedule 3 ".

(7) In subsection (7), the words "temporary registration under section 25 of the Act of 1956 or to " shall be omitted.

18K. In section 8(1) of the Act of 1969, for paragraphs (a) to (c) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

  1. "(a) the registration of a person or qualification under any provision of Part II of the Act of 1956; or
  2. (b) the registration of a qualification under any provision of the Act of 1978;".

18L.—(1) In section 9 of the Act of 1969 the amendments specified in this paragraph shall be made.

(2) In subsection (3), for the words " section 7, 17, 18 or 23 of the Act of 1956 " there shall be substituted the words " section 7, 17 or 23 of the Act of 1956 or under section (Full registration by virtue of recognised overseas qualifications) or (Provisional registration of practitioners having recognised overseas qualifications) of the Act of 1978 ".

(3) In subsection (4)(a)—

  1. (a) after the words " in the register " there shall be inserted the words " or the register of medical practitioners with limited registration ";
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  2. (b) the words "or the register of temporarily registered medical practitioners " shall be omitted.

(4) In subsection (4)(b)—

  1. (a) after the words " this Act " there shall be inserted the words " or under any provision of the Act of 1978 ";
  2. (b) the words " or section 25 of the Act of 1967 " shall be omitted;
  3. (c) after the words " the register " there shall be inserted the words " or with limited registration under section (Limited registration of practitioners having overseas qualifications) of the Act of 1978";
  4. (d) the words " or temporarily under the said section 25 " shall be omitted.

18M. Section 11(2) of the Act of 1969 shall be omitted.

18N. Section 12 of the Act of 1969 shall cease to have effect.

18P. In section 19 of the Act of 1969 the following amendments shall be made—

  1. (a) after the words " persons registered under" there shall be inserted the words " any provision of the Act of 1978 or of";
  2. (b) the words " (including those temporarily registered under section 25) " shall be omitted.

18Q. In Schedule 1 to the Act of 1969, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be omitted.

18R. In Schedule 3 to the Act of 1969, paragraphs 2, 3, 6, 7 and 10 shall be omitted."

Lord WELLS-PESTELL

My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 72. This Amendment is consequential on Amendments Nos. 1 to 7. I beg to move.

Moved, that this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendment.—(Lord Wells-Pestell.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

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