Section 37

Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971 [P.U. (A)11/1971] was registered

(otherwise than provisionally) under the Medical Registration

Ordinance 1952 of the States of Malaya [F.M. 69 of 1952], the Medical

Registration Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 76] or the Medical Registration

Ordinance of Sarawak [Cap. 112] or was employed in Sabah by the

Government of Malaysia or the Government of the State of Sabah as a

Medical Officer shall, on the coming into force of this Act, be deemed to be a fully registered medical practitioner under the provisions of this

Act and shall be deemed to have an annual practising certificate in respect of the remainder of the year in which this Act comes into force:

Provided that in the case of a medical practitioner who immediately before the coming into force of the Emergency (Essential Powers)

Ordinance No. 65, 1971 was registered (otherwise than provisionally)

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by virtue of paragraph 9(1)(c) of the Medical Registration Ordinance 1952 of the States of Malaya or subsection 9(2) of the said Ordinance or paragraph 5(1)(d) of the Medical Registration Ordinance of

Sarawak, he shall be deemed to be a fully registered medical practitioner under the provisions of this Act only to the extent and subject to the conditions and restrictions operative in respect of his registration under the said Ordinances of the States of Malaya and

Sarawak respectively:

Provided further that in the case of a medical practitioner who immediately before the coming into force of the Emergency (Essential

Powers) Ordinance No. 65, 1971 was exempted from registration by virtue of paragraph 17(e) of the Medical Registration Ordinance of

Sabah, he shall be entitled upon application to the Registrar to be fully registered under this Act subject to such terms and conditions as the

Council may direct.