(1) The Secretary may appoint any medical practitioner to be a departmental medical practitioner.
(2) A departmental medical practitioner shall exercise the powers of a departmental medical practitioner subject to the directions and conditions (if any) for the time being imposed by the Secretary.
(3) Every departmental medical practitioner shall have a certificate of appointment, in a form approved by the Secretary.
(4) A departmental medical practitioner ceases to be a departmental medical practitioner on ceasing to be a medical practitioner.
Section 34(1): amended, on 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).
Section 34(4): substituted, on 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).