(1) An eligible person may, subject to subsection (2), apply to the Council for registration as a medical practitioner or a dental practitioner.
(2) An application under this section shall—
(a) be in writing in the prescribed form;
(b) specify the category of registration being applied for;
(c) be accompanied by the following—
(i) the original or certified copies of the applicant's certificates,
(ii) the prescribed application fee,
(iii) proof that the applicant is a fit and proper person to practice medicine or dentistry in Saint Lucia,
(iv) a certificate of good standing from the previous registration body of the applicant, where applicable,
(v) a police certificate of character from the last jurisdiction where the applicant last worked,
(vi) a valid licence from a jurisdiction where the applicant has practiced, if applicable,
(vii) an updated curriculum vitae, and
(viii) such other information as the Council may require.
(3) All information submitted with an application under this section shall be verified by a statutory declaration.
(4) For the purposes of this section, a person shall not be an eligible person for registration as a General Practitioner, Specialist Practitioner or a Temporary Practitioner under this Act if the person is—
(a) declared by a court to be physically or mentally incapacitated by reason of unsoundness of mind;
(b) convicted of a criminal offence except where the offence is a minor traffic offence or has been spent in accordance with the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act; or
(c) convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Act or a criminal offence relating to the practice of medicine or dentistry against another law applying, or that applied, in Saint Lucia or in a foreign state.
(5) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be an eligible person for registration as a General Practitioner, Specialist Practitioner or a Temporary Practitioner if the person is not disqualified by virtue of subsection (2), is temporarily resident in Saint Lucia and —
(a) holds a qualification or degree granted by a University or School of Medicine which, in the opinion of the Council, is evidence of satisfactory training in medicine or dentistry for the category of registration being applied for; and
(b) in the case of—
(i) registration as a General Practitioner, subject to sections 42 and 43, the person has completed the prescribed internship or training or has the practical experience in the practice of general medicine or dentistry for the prescribed continuous number of years immediately prior to making the application for registration, or
(ii) registration as a Specialist Practitioner, the person has the training or practical experience to practice medicine or dentistry in the area of specialty for the prescribed continuous number of years immediately prior to making the application for registration,
(iii) registration as a Temporary Practitioner—
1. in the practice of general medicine or general dentistry, the person has completed the prescribed internship or training or has the practical experience in the practice of general medicine or dentistry for the prescribed continuous number of years immediately prior to making the application for registration; or
2. in an area of specialty, the person has the training or practical experience to practice medicine or dentistry in the area of specialty for the prescribed continuous number of years immediately prior to making the application for registration.