Medical Practitioners Act, 1955

Amendments of Principal Act.

6.—(1) Subsection (2) of section 14 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of “with the approval of the Minister and the consent of the Minister for Finance”.

(2) Section 17 of the Principal Act is hereby amended—

(a) by the insertion after “meetings” of “and at meetings of its committees”; and

(b) by the deletion of “with the approval of the Minister and the consent of the Minister for Finance”.

(3) Section 19 of the Principal Act is hereby amended—

(a) by the deletion in paragraph (c) of “with the approval of the Minister”;

(b) by the insertion after “Act” in paragraph (f) of “and with the approval of the Minister”; and

(c) by the deletion in paragraph (g) of “with the approval of the Minister”.

(4) Subsection (5) of section 21 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of “with the approval of the Minister”.

(5) The reference to “the General Council” contained in sub-section (3) of section 25 and in section 29 of the Principal Act and the references to “the General Medical Council” contained in paragraph (d) of Article 4 and in Article 6 of the Agreement set forth in the First Schedule to the Principal Act shall be construed as including references to the Medical Disciplinary Committee constituted by the Act of the British Parliament entitled the Medical Act, 1950.

(6) Section 27 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion after “register” where it occurs secondly of “in substitution for or”.

(7) Section 31 of the Principal Act is hereby amended—

(a) by the deletion in subsection (1) of “with the approval of the Minister”; and

(b) by the deletion in subsection (3) of “with the approval of the Minister” and “with the like approval”.

(8) Subsection (2) of section 40 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of “with the approval of the Minister” and “with the sanction of the Minister for Finance”.

(9) Subsection (4) of section 43 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion after “through” of “of”.