Medical Act 1983 (c. 54)

Valid from 17/12/2002

[F1 PART IIIA U.K. LICENCE TO PRACTISE AND REVALIDATION

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. IIIA inserted (17.12.2002 for s. 29G(1)(a)(2)(3)) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(g), 10 (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)

Supplementary provisions U.K.

29G Guidance U.K.

(1) The General Council may publish guidance for medical practitioners relating to the information and documents to be provided, and any other requirements to be satisfied—

(a) for the purposes of revalidation; or

(b) for securing restoration of a licence to practise.

(2) In preparing any such guidance in relation to revalidation, the General Council shall take into account such similarities as there may be between any information or documents to be provided, or any other requirements to be satisfied—

(a) for the purposes of revalidation; and

(b) for the purposes of any scheme for the appraisal of medical practitioners which applies within the health service, the Scottish health service or the Northern Ireland health service.

(3) In subsection (2) above—

• “the health service” means the health service established in pursuance of the National Health Service Act 1946;

• “the Northern Ireland health service” means any service provided in pursuance of Article 4(a) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972; and

• “the Scottish health service” means the health service established in pursuance of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947.]