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8. A person shall not become registered, otherwise than by way of provisional registration, unless—
 * (a) in the case of a person claiming registration by virtue of a Colony diploma, it is certified under section 9 that he has had the experience specified in that section; or
 * (b) in the case of a person claiming registration by virtue of a Commonwealth or foreign diploma, the Council are satisfied that he has had such experience as is specified in section 10:

Provided that if, by virtue of a degree of medicine or surgery granted by the University, a person, before the 1st day of July, 1953, was entitled to registration or provisional registration but in lieu of applying for registration or provisional registration such person left the Colony, on application to the Council at any time thereafter he shall be entitled to be registered if the Council is satisfied that he has had the experience required by section 10.

9. (1) A certificate for the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 8 shall not be granted in respect of any person unless after passing a qualifying examination he has been engaged in employment in a resident medical capacity in an approved hospital or in an approved institution for such period as may be prescribed.

(2) A person satisfying the condition specified in subsection (1) may apply to the University for a certificate under this section, and if the University is satisfied that—
 * (a) during the time the applicant has been so employed as aforesaid he has been engaged for such period or minimum period as may be prescribed in medicine, and for such period or minimum period as may be prescribed in surgery; and
 * (b) his service while so employed has been satisfactory,

the University shall grant, in such form as may be prescribed, a certificate that it is so satisfied.