Section 22: Registration of general practitioner

22. Registration of general practitioner (1) A person shall be entitled to be registered as a general practitioner if he— (a) is a citizen of the Republic of Mauritius; (aa) produces a certificate, or a certified copy of a certificate, stating that he has passed at one sitting any 3 subjects at Advanced ‘A’ level or its equivalent, with a minimum of 21 points, based on the following scale or such equivalent scale as may be approved by the Council on the recommendation of the Ministry responsible for the subject of education— A Level Grade A Level Points A+ 10 A 9 B 8 C 7 D 6 E 4 (b) holds a diploma in medicine or in the case of a graduate who obtained his diploma after studying in 2 or more medical institutions, where he— (i) establishes to the satisfaction of the Council that he has obtained the qualification after following the relevant modules for the course during the time laid down by the awarding institution; (ii) produces to the Council an exemption or equivalence certificate from the awarding institution; and (iii) produces any other information that may be required by the Council; (c) establishes to the satisfaction of the Council that he has undergone not less than 18 months practical (including clinical) training in medicine; (ca) has successfully undergone such examination as the Council thinks fit for the purpose of determining whether he possesses adequate professional medical knowledge; (d) is of good character and has not been convicted of an offence in any country involving fraud or dishonesty; (e) has not been disqualified from practice as a general practitioner in any country; (f) has not in any country been removed from the list of general practitioners on account of professional misconduct or negligence; (g) does not suffer from any mental or physical incapacity which will hamper the discharge of his duties; (h) — M60 – 13 [Issue 5] Medical Council Act (i) has paid such fee as may be prescribed. (2) Subsection (1) (aa) shall not apply to a person who has, on the commencement of this section, already enrolled on a course leading to a diploma in medicine. (3) Subsection (1) (ca) shall not apply to a person who satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed under section 42 (1) (a). [S. 22 amended by s. 12 of Act 1 of 2002 w.e.f. 29 January 2002; s. 11 of Act 28 of 2007 w.e.f. 27 December 2007; s. 16 (a) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 1 January 2013; 1 August 2013.]