Medical Council may require medical practitioners to submit to examination

(1) The Medical Council may, in writing, require, a (a) to submit to a medical, mental or physical examination and evaluation to determine his fitness and competency to practise medicine; and (b) to to a chemical dependency examination and evaluation, including an evaluation of the medical practitioner’s dependency on illicit drugs and alcohol. (2) The requirement referred to in sub-section (1) may be made by the Medical Council independently or after a (3) The results of any examination and evaluation made under sub-section (1) shall be admissible in any proceedings for professional misconduct before the Medical Council. (4) The Medical Council may, where it is satisfied after a hearing that the results of an examination and evaluation carried out under sub-section (1) proves that the medical practitioner is unfit or incompetent to continue the practise of medicine, or is dependent on illicit drugs or alcohol, depending on the circumstances of the case, make any order referred to in section 14(9).