Uimhir 26 de 1961.

ACHT NA LIA-CHLEACHTÓIRÍ, 1961.

[An tiontú oifigiúil.]

Leasú ar alt 2 d'Acht na Lia-Chleachtóirí, 1951.

1951, Uimh. 29.

1.—Déantar leis seo alt 2 d'Acht na Lia-Chleachtóirí, 1951, a leasú tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach i mír (b) i ndiaidh “san alt sin”: “nó gur deimhin leis an gComhairle—

(i) go bhfuil sé, i dteannta a bheith i seilbh an dioplóma cháiliúcháin nó na ndioplómanna cáiliúcháin réamhráite, i seilbh céime nó dioplóma a deonaíodh lasmuigh den Stát agus den Ríocht Aontaithe agus a thugann, i dtuairim na Comhairle, leor-ráthaíocht go bhfuil aige an t-eolas agus an oilteacht is gá chun an mhíochaine, an mháinliacht agus an asaoideacht a chleachtadh go héifeachtúil agus gur ghnóthaigh sé an scrúdú iomchuí chun an chéim nó an dioplóma a deonaíodh mar a dúradh a fháil, agus

(ii) gur thug sé, ó fuair sé an chéim nó an dioplóma a deonaíodh mar a dúradh, seirbhís shásúil i gceapachán nó i gceapacháin de shórt a thugann, nó a thugann i dteannta a chéile, i dtuairim na Comhairle, taithí ar chleachtadh na míochaine agus na máinliachta, nó na míochaine, na máinliachta agus na hasaoideachta, nach lú réim ná mar is gá le haghaidh deimhniú faoi alt 3 den Acht seo nó go bhfuil taithí den sórt a dúradh faighte ar shlí eile aige.”

Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.

2.—(1) Féadfar Acht na Lia-Chleachtóirí, 1961, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar Achtanna na Lia-Chleachtóirí, 1927 go 1961, a ghairm d'Achtanna na Lia-Chleachtóirí, 1927 go 1955, agus den Acht seo le chéile.

Number 26 of 1961.

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT, 1961.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 26 of 1961.

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT, 1961.

Amendment ofsection 2 of Medical Practitioners Act, 1951.

1.— Section 2 of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1951, is hereby amended by the insertion in paragraph (b) after “that section” of “or the Council is satisfied that—

(i) in addition to the qualifying diploma or diplomas aforesaid, he holds a degree or diploma granted outside the State and the United Kingdom which, in the opinion of the Council, affords sufficient guarantee that he possesses the requisite knowledge and skill for the efficient practice of medicine, surgery and midwifery and passed the examination appropriate for obtaining the degree or diploma granted as aforesaid, and

(ii) he has rendered, since obtaining the degree or diploma granted as aforesaid, satisfactory service in an appointment or appointments which, in the opinion of the Council, is such as confers or, are such as together confer, experience of the practice of medicine and surgery, or medicine, surgery and midwifery, not less extensive than that required for a certificate under section 3 of this Act or that he has otherwise acquired such experience as aforesaid.”

Short title and collective citation.

2.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Medical Practitioners Act, 1961.

(2) The Medical Practitioners Acts, 1927 to 1955, and this Act may be cited together as the Medical Practitioners Acts, 1927 to 1961.