The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002.

(2) This article and—

(a) article 2 in so far as it relates to the provisions commenced by sub-paragraphs (b) to (h) and (k) below;

(b) article 3;

(c) article 4, except in so far as it relates to the new paragraphs 1(3), 2(4)(c), 2(5)(b), 3(2)(b) and 4A of Schedule 1 to the Act;

(d) article 6(2) to (10), and article 6(1) in so far as it relates to those provisions;

(e) article 7(2)(a)(i) and (ii) and (2)(b), and article 7(1) in so far it relates to those provisions;

(f) article 9(2), (3), (4)(a) to (c) and (5)(c);

(g) article 10, in so far as it relates to section 29G(1)(a), (2) and (3);

(h) article 15(1), (6)(a) and (b), (6)(c) in so far as it provides for the definition of “exempt person”, “professional performance” and “revalidation”, and (7);

(i) article 16(3) to (5);

(j) paragraph 11 of Schedule 1, and article 16(1) in so far as it relates to that paragraph; and

(k) paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 34 and 35 of Schedule 2, and article 16(2) and paragraph 1 of that Schedule in so far as they relate to those paragraphs,

come into force forthwith upon the making of this Order; and the other provisions of this Order shall come into force on such days as the Secretary of State may specify.

(3) Different days may be specified under paragraph (2) for different purposes and any day so specified shall be caused to be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes published not later than one week before that date.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), this Order shall extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(5) The extent of any amendment of any enactment or instrument in Schedule 1 is the same as that of the enactment or instrument amended.

(6) In this Order, “the Act” means the Medical Act 1983(1).

(1)

1983 c. 54; as amended by the Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 (c. 51), the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) and the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), and S.I. 1986/23, 1996/1591, 2000/1803 and 2000/3041.