(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before commencement of this Act, were registered as medical practitioners and dental practitioners under the repealed Acts without application made on the part of these persons and without the payment of any fee and, pending such entry, such persons shall continue to practice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.