Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

38.   Entitlement to registration of persons practicing medicine or dentistry immediately prior to commencement of act

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    (1)   The Council shall, immediately upon the commencement of this Act, cause to be entered in the Register of Medical and Dental Practitioners the particulars specified in section 100 in respect of all persons who immediately before commencement of this Act, were registered as medical practitioners and dental practitioners under the repealed Acts without application made on the part of these persons and without the payment of any fee and, pending such entry, such persons shall continue to practice as they did prior to this Act, but shall within 6 months of passage of this Act file with the Council the necessary applications and prescribed fees to be deemed to be General Practitioners, Specialist Practitioners or Temporary Practitioners as the case may be.

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    (2)   The Council shall within 3 months of receipt of all necessary documents issue relevant registration and practicing certificates in accordance with the provisions of this Act for a period not exceeding—

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      (a)     in the case of a General Practitioner or a Specialist Practitioner, 2 years unless cancelled prior to expiry in accordance with this Act;

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      (b)     in the case of a Temporary Practitioner, six months unless cancelled prior to expiry in accordance with this Act,

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    after which time an application is required to be made for re-registration in accordance with section 40.

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    (3)   Upon entering the name of a person entitled to be registered under this section (1) in the Register, the Council shall also issue a practicing certificate to him or her under section 47, for the period referred to in subsection (2) after which time an application for practicing certificate is required to be made in accordance with section 47.