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PUBLIC HEALTH (CANCER REPORTING) REGULATIONS (NO. 19 OF 1994) - REG 5

5. (1) If—

        (a)     the Medical Officer of Health has received a notice under regulation 4 ;

        (b)     the notice does not contain all the information required under that regulation or the information is unclear; and

        (c)     the Medical Officer of Health is aware of the identity of any medical practitioner who professionally attended the patient;

the Medical Officer of Health may, by notice in writing, request the information required, or clarification of the information given, from that medical practitioner.

(2) The Medical Officer of Health shall not make a request under subsection (1) unless satisfied that the medical practitioner to whom the request is made professionally attended the patient within the period of 12 months before the date of the notice containing the request.

(3) In this regulation—

“patient” means the person to whom the relevant notice relates.

Protection of persons giving notice etc.



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