(1) This section shall apply if the Council decides to register an applicant as a General Practitioner who has satisfied the requirements of section 40(5)(a) and —
(a) the applicant has not for the purposes of section 40(5)(b)(i) commenced or to the satisfaction of the Council completed —
(i) the prescribed internship, or
(ii) an internship for the practice of general medicine or general dentistry that is substantially equivalent to the prescribed internship, or
(b) the applicant has completed an internship programme but the Council has decided that further internship is required.
(2) In making a decision to register an applicant as a General Practitioner where subsection (1) applies, the Council shall have regard to the following—
(a) the duration of any internship undertaken, by the applicant; and
(b) the nature and extent of the experience gained and training undertaken, during the internship.
(3) The Council shall impose the following conditions on the registration of a person as a General Practitioner where subsection (1) applies—
(a) if the applicant has not commenced an internship for the practice of general medicine or general dentistry—
(i) that the applicant may practice general medicine or general dentistry only in accordance with the prescribed internship, and
(ii) that the applicant shall complete the prescribed internship, to the satisfaction of the Council, within the period that is prescribed, or
(b) if the applicant has commenced an internship for the practice of general medicine or general dentistry—
(i) that the applicant may practice general medicine or general dentistry only in accordance with the part of the prescribed internship decided by the Council for the applicant, and
(ii) that the applicant shall complete the part of the prescribed internship, to the satisfaction of the Council, within the period decided by the Council.
(4) In deciding the part of the prescribed internship to be completed and the period within which it shall be completed, the Council shall have regard to the following—
(a) the nature, extent and experience gained, and training undertaken in the practice of general medicine or general dentistry, by the applicant during the partially completed internship; and
(b) any reports from any person who has supervised the applicant in the practice of general medicine or general dentistry.
(5) Where the Council decides to impose conditions under subsection (3) on registration, the Council shall, as soon as is practicable, give the applicant notice of the internship conditions imposed.