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THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. 
The bill appoints three Registrars : one for England, one for 
Scotland, and one for Ireland, subject to the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of State, and payable out of monies receivable by them 
for certificates, to be taken out annually by such practitioners as 
have been duly registered. The first or general registry being 
made, free of expense, by the registrar, of every “ physician, sur- 
geon, or apothecary” whose diploma is dated prior to the passing 
of the act. 
The register, in which such registry is made, to be evidence in 
all courts of justice and other places of the individual being duly 
licensed ; as likewise authority for him to “ demand and recover, 
in any court of law, with full costs of suit, reasonable charges for 
medical and surgical advice, visits, and attendance and “ none 
but (such) registered persons, or those in practice before the pass- 
ing of this Act, to recover charges.” 
The 12th clause of the bill repeals the former enactment, “ re- 
quiring five years’ apprenticeship to an apothecary such enact- 
ment having been found “ to obstruct the efficient education of stu- 
dents in medicine, it is expedient that the same should be repealed.” 
13. And if any person shall, after day of act or 
practise as a physician, surgeon, or apothecary, without being duly 
registered, and without having a certificate in force at the time of 
his so acting or practising, he shall, on conviction before a magis- 
trate, “ forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding £5, nor less than 40s. 
for every such offence.” 
21. Establishes “ uniformity of education, qualification, and fees, 
throughout the kingdom.” 
22. “ And be it enacted, that the said Secretary of State may, 
from time to time, require returns to be made in such form, and 
including such particulars as he shall think fit, respecting the exa- 
minations to be conducted for medical degrees, diplomas, and 
licenses ; and it shall be lawful for any person deputed by the Secre- 
tary of State, being a physician, surgeon, or apothecary, registered 
under this act, to be present at any of the said examinations, and 
to report to the said Secretary of State ; and if he shall be of opi- 
nion that the regulations approved by Her Majesty in Council for 
the examination and grant of letters testimonial as physician, sur- 
geon, or apothecary, have been infringed, evaded, or neglected by 
