s 59L Interim orders
59L.—(1) Subject to subsection (4), where, upon due inquiry into any complaint or information referred to an Interim Orders Committee, the Interim Orders Committee is satisfied that it is necessary for the protection of members of the public or is otherwise in the public interest, or it is in the interests of the registered medical practitioner concerned, that his registration be suspended or be made subject to conditions or restrictions, the Interim Orders Committee may make an order —(a) that his registration in the appropriate register be suspended for a period not exceeding 18 months specified in the order (called in this Part an interim suspension order); or (b) that his registration be conditional on his compliance, during a period not exceeding 18 months, with such conditions or restrictions specified in the order as the Interim Orders Committee thinks fit to impose (called in this Part an interim restriction order). (2) An Interim Orders Committee must inquire into and decide on the complaint or information referred to it as soon as is practicable after the complaint or information is referred to it. (3) The Registrar must immediately notify the registered medical practitioner of the order made under subsection (1), and such order takes effect from the date the order is made. (4) An Interim Orders Committee must not make an order under subsection (1) at any time after the relevant proceedings are concluded. (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the relevant proceedings are concluded when any one of the events mentioned in section 59Q(2)(a), (b), (c) or (d) occurs.[Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022]