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Amendment of section 45 of Principal Act
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7. Section 45 of the Principal Act is amended by—
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(a) the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):
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“(1A) An application under subsection (1) by a medical practitioner shall be accompanied by—
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(a) subject to paragraph (b), evidence, in the manner specified by rules (if any) made under section 11(2) (va), that the minimum level of indemnity (if any) applicable to that practitioner is in place, or
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(b) if the practitioner does not fall within any class of medical practitioners in so far as a minimum level of indemnity is concerned, evidence of that fact.
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(1B) Subsection (1A) applies, with all necessary modifications, to a renewal or restoration of registration as it applies to a first registration.”,
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and
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(b) the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):
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“(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Council shall not register a medical practitioner unless the Council is satisfied that the practitioner has provided—
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(a) subject to paragraph (b), evidence, in the manner specified by rules (if any) made under section 11(2)(va), that the minimum level of indemnity (if any) applicable to that practitioner is in place, or
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(b) if the practitioner does not fall within any class of medical practitioners in so far as a minimum level of indemnity is concerned, evidence of that fact.”.
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