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VIII: Discipline
Procedure and Decisions of Tribunal 104 Interim suspension of registration or imposition of conditions of practice in disciplinary matters
104. Interim suspension of registration or imposition of conditions of
practice in disciplinary matters---(1) At any time after a notice has
been given under section 103 (1) of this Act to a medical practitioner,
the Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that it is necessary or desirable
to do so having regard to the need to protect the health or safety of
members of the public, make an order that, until the disciplinary
proceedings in respect of which that notice was issued have been
determined,---
(a) The registration of that medical practitioner be suspended; or
(b) That medical practitioner may practise medicine only in accordance
with such conditions as are specified in the order.
(2) The Tribunal may make an order under this section on the
recommendation of the Director of Proceedings, or a complaints
assessment committee, or of its own motion.
(3) The Tribunal shall not be obliged to give any notice to a medical
practitioner that it intends to make an order under this section.
(4) Every order made under this section shall---
(a) Be in writing; and
(b) Contain a statement of the reasons on which it is based; and
(c) Contain a clear statement of the medical practitioner's right to
apply to the Tribunal for the revocation of the order; and
(d) Be signed by the chairperson or a deputy chairperson of the
Tribunal.
(5) The Secretary shall ensure that a copy of an order made under this
section is given to the medical practitioner concerned as soon as
reasonably practicable, and the order shall take effect from the day on
which the copy is given to the practitioner.
Cf. 1976, No. 9, s. 98; 1982, No. 123, s. 115; 1982, No. 129, s. 21
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