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19.—(1) In section 41 of the Medical Act (restoration of names to the register)(1), in subsections (1), (3), (6), (7), (9), (10) and (11), for “Fitness to Practise Panel” substitute “Medical Practitioners Tribunal”.
(2) In subsection (2) of that section, omit “to a Fitness to Practise Panel”.
(3) In subsection (3) of that section, after “refer the application to” insert “the MPTS for them to arrange for the application to be determined by”.
(4) After that subsection insert—
“(3A) Where an application is referred under subsection (3) to the MPTS, they must arrange for the application to be determined by a Medical Practitioners Tribunal.”
(5) After subsection (8) of that section insert—
“(8A) Where a Medical Practitioners Tribunal give a direction under subsection (1), the MPTS must without delay serve on the Registrar and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care notification of the direction.”
(6) In subsection (10) of that section, for “the Registrar” substitute “the MPTS”.
(7) In subsection (11) of that section, after “for that direction to be” insert “referred to the MPTS for them to arrange for the direction to be”.
Section 41 was substituted by S.I. 2002/3135 and amended by S.I. 2006/1914.
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