(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Act, where at any time in the opinion of the Governor General, a state of emergency renders it necessary, the Governor General acting on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer may authorize a person to practice as a General Practitioner, Specialist Practitioner or Temporary Practitioner and to issue a practicing certificate to a person who shows to the satisfaction of the Governor General that the person is of good character and holds a qualification from any university or other institution in any country which is authorized by the law of such a country to grant such qualification, and that such qualification furnishes a sufficient guarantee of the possession of the requisite knowledge and skill for the efficient practice of medicine or dentistry, and he or she otherwise fulfills the conditions prescribed by this Act or the Regulations.