Schedule HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

DESCRIPTION	STATUTORY DERIVATION
	(where applicable)
Note This category shall be construed as not including any person belonging to a profession specified in the first column which, by virtue of an Order under section 10 of the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960, is for the time being treated as if it were not mentioned in section 1(2) of that Act and as including any person belonging to a profession not specified therein which is for the time being treated by virtue of such an Order as if it were mentioned therein.
Registered medical practitioner	Medical Act 1983 ^f1, section 55.
Registered dentist	Dentists' Act 1984 ^f2, section 53(1).
Registered optician	Opticians Act 1958 ^f3, section 30(1).
Registered pharmaceutical chemist or druggist	Pharmacy Act 1954 ^f4, section 24(1). Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 ^f5, Article 6(1).
Registered nurse, midwife or health visitor	Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 ^f6, section 10.
Registered chiropodist, dietician, occupational therapist, orthoptist or physiotherapist (subject to the Note below.)	Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960 ^f7, section 10.
Clinical psychologist, child psychotherapist or speech therapist
Art therapist or music therapist employed by a health authority, Health Board or Health and Social Services Board
Scientist employed by such an authority or Board as a head of department

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