s 29 Credentials Committee
29.—(1) The Medical Council is to appoint a committee called the Credentials Committee, consisting of at least 3 members of the Medical Council, to —(a) scrutinise all applications for registration other than applications for registration as specialists and family physicians; and (b) undertake such other duties as the Medical Council thinks fit to assign to the Credentials Committee. (2) The term of office of the members of the Credentials Committee and the quorum of the Committee are to be determined by the Medical Council. (3) The Credentials Committee may interview the applicants and make such enquiries or do anything which the Committee may think necessary or expedient for discharging its functions under this Act. (4) Without limiting subsection (3), the Credentials Committee may, by written notice, require an applicant —(a) to furnish such further information, documents or particulars as the Credentials Committee may require within the time specified in the notice; or (b) to submit to a medical examination to be conducted by a registered medical practitioner nominated or approved by the Medical Council within such time as may be specified in the notice. (5) The registered medical practitioner who conducts the examination mentioned in subsection (4)(b) must, within 14 days after the examination or such longer time as the Credentials Committee may allow, submit his report on the applicant’s fitness to practise medicine to the Credentials Committee. (6) Any applicant who fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (4) within the time stated in the notice is deemed to have withdrawn his application.