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The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006

S.I. 2006/1914 · Made 19 July 2006

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HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS

DOCTORS

OPTICIANS

NURSES AND MIDWIVES

Made 19th July 2006

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of July 2006

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

This Order in Council is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 60 and 62(4) of the Health Act 1999f1.

The Secretary of State published a draft Order and invited representations as required by paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 3 to that Act.

The period of three months mentioned in paragraph 9(2) of that Schedule expired before a draft of this Order in Council was laid before Parliament.

A draft of this Order in Council has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 62(9) of that Act.

Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order in Council:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 8. Section 62(4) applies section 126(4) and (5) of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) in relation to powers to make Orders in Council conferred by the Health Act 1999. See therefore that section 126(4) and (5) (which have been amended by: the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 65(2); the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), Schedule 5, paragraph 13(b) and (d); the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), Schedule 8, paragraph 10(a); and the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), Schedule 11, paragraphs 7 and 38, and Schedule 14, Part 4), which contain powers which are relevant to the powers being exercised in the making of this Order.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of the Medical Act 1983
  3. Part 1: Renaming of Registration Decisions Panels
  4. 3Amendment of sections 1 and 29A of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act
  5. Part 2: Abolition of limited registration etc.
  6. 4Amendment of section 2 of the Act
  7. 5Repeal of sections 22 to 25 of the Act
  8. 6First article amending section 26 of the Act
  9. 7Amendment of section 29B of the Act
  10. 8First article amending section 30 of the Act
  11. 9First article amending section 31 of the Act
  12. 10First article amending section 32 of the Act
  13. 11Amendment of section 34 of the Act
  14. 12First article amending section 35A of the Act
  15. 13Amendment of section 35C of the Act
  16. 14First article amending section 41A of the Act
  17. 15First article amending section 55 of the Act
  18. 16Second article amending Schedule 1 to the Act
  19. 17First article amending Schedule 3 to the Act
  20. 18First article amending Schedule 3A to the Act
  21. 19Amendment of Schedule 6 to the Act
  22. Part 3: Programmes for provisionally registered doctors, education functions and connected matters
  23. 20First article amending section 3 of the Act
  24. 21Amendment of section 5 of the Act
  25. 22Amendment of section 8 of the Act
  26. 23Repeal of sections 10 to 13 of the Act
  27. 24New section 10A of the Act
  28. 25Amendment of section 14 of the Act
  29. 26Substitution of section 15 of the Act
  30. 27First article amending section 19 of the Act
  31. 28Amendment of section 21 of the Act
  32. 29Second article amending section 30 of the Act
  33. 30Second article amending section 31 of the Act
  34. 31First article amending section 50 of the Act
  35. 32Amendment of section 51 of the Act
  36. 33Second article amending section 55 of the Act
  37. 34Third article amending Schedule 1 to the Act
  38. Part 4: New arrangements for registration of persons qualifying outside the European mutual recognition area
  39. 35New sections 21B and 21C of the Act replacing section 21A of the Act
  40. 36Second article amending section 26 of the Act
  41. 37New sections 27A and 27B of the Act replacing section 27 of the Act
  42. 38Third article amending section 30 of the Act
  43. 39Third article amending section 31 of the Act
  44. 40First article amending section 41 of the Act
  45. 41Third article amending section 55 of the Act
  46. 42Fourth article amending Schedule 1 to the Act
  47. 43Second article amending Schedule 3 to the Act
  48. 44Second article amending Schedule 3A to the Act
  49. Part 5: Fitness to practise matters in connection with registration
  50. 45Second article amending section 3 of the Act
  51. 46Amendment of section 15A of the Act
  52. 47Second article amending section 19 of the Act
  53. 48Fourth article amending section 31 of the Act
  54. 49First article amending section 40 of the Act
  55. 50Second article amending section 41 of the Act
  56. 51New section 44B of the Act replacing section 44A of the Act
  57. 52Amendment of section 45 of the Act
  58. 53Third article amending Schedule 3 to the Act
  59. 54Third article amending Schedule 3A to the Act
  60. Part 6: Changes in relation to fitness to practise procedures
  61. 55Second article amending section 35A of the Act
  62. 56Amendment of section 35B of the Act
  63. 57First article amending Schedule 4 to the Act
  64. Part 7: Provisions that continue to apply during suspension of registration
  65. 58Amendment of section 35E of the Act
  66. 59Second article amending section 41A of the Act
  67. Part 8: Fraud or error in relation to registration etc.
  68. 60Substitution of section 39 of the Act
  69. 61Second article amending section 40 of the Act
  70. 62Fifth article amending Schedule 1 to the Act
  71. 63Fourth article amending Schedule 3A to the Act
  72. 64Second article amending Schedule 4 to the Act
  73. Part 9: Miscellaneous amendments in connection with revalidation
  74. 65Second article amending section 29A of the Act
  75. 66Amendment of section 29E of the Act
  76. 67Amendment of Schedule 3B to the Act
  77. Part 10: Indemnity arrangements
  78. 68Amendment of section 29F of the Act
  79. 69New section 44C of the Act
  80. Part 11: Approved practice settings
  81. 70New section 44D of the Act
  82. 71Fifth article amending Schedule 3A to the Act
  83. Part 12: Miscellaneous amendments in connection with fees
  84. 72Second article amending section 32 of the Act
  85. 73Amendment of section 46 of the Act
  86. 74Second article amending section 50 of the Act
  87. Part 13: Consequential amendments to other primary legislation
  88. 75Amendment of the Value Added Tax Act 1994
  89. Part 14: Consequential amendments to secondary legislation
  90. 76Amendment of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
  91. 77Amendment of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004
  92. 78Amendment of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2004
  93. 79Amendment of the National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers Lists) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
  94. 80Revocation of spent provisions
  95. Part 15: Amendment of the Opticians Act 1989
  96. 81Amendment of the Opticians Act 1989
  97. Part 16: Amendment of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 etc.
  98. 82Amendment of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 and consequential amendments to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Election Scheme) Rules 2005
  99. Part 17: Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
  100. 83Interpretation of this Part
  101. 84Transfer of names from the register of medical practitioners with limited registration to the register of medical practitioners
  102. 85Outstanding applications for entry into the register of medical practitioners with limited registration
  103. 86Arrangements for registration of persons with overseas qualifications pending the introduction of programmes for provisionally registered doctors
  104. 87Visiting eminent specialists
  105. 88Indemnity arrangements
  106. 89Recognition of approved practice settings pending the introduction of revalidation
  107. 90Obtaining information to facilitate revalidation in anticipation of the introduction of revalidation
  108. 91Legal assessors rules
  109. 92Other transitional provisions etc.
  110. Signature
  111. Explanatory note