17. (1) A health practitioner referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “health services provider” in section 2(1) shall, not later than 3 months after the date on which he or she is assigned a health services provider identifier in his or her capacity as such practitioner—

(a) provide the Minister with—

(i) in relation to each relevant employee (if any) of the practitioner, all of the employee’s relevant particulars (health services provider) that the practitioner has in his or her possession, and

(ii) in relation to each relevant agent (if any) of the practitioner, all of the agent’s relevant particulars (health services provider) that the practitioner has in his or her possession,

or

(b) if the practitioner does not have any relevant employees or relevant agents, provide the Minister with confirmation of that fact.

(2) A health practitioner referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “health services provider” in section 2(1) who has complied with subsection (1) shall, not later than 30 days after the date on which a person becomes a relevant employee or relevant agent of the practitioner subsequent to such compliance, provide the Minister with all of the employee’s or the agent’s, as the case may be, relevant particulars (health services provider) that the practitioner has in his or her possession.

(3) A relevant body referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “health services provider” in section 2(1) shall, not later than 3 months after the date on which it is assigned a health services provider identifier in its capacity as such body—

(a) provide the Minister with—

(i) in relation to each relevant employee (if any) of the body, all of the employee’s relevant particulars (health services provider) that the body has in its possession, and

(ii) in relation to each relevant agent (if any) of the body, all of the agent’s relevant particulars (health services provider) that the body has in its possession,

or

(b) if the body does not have any relevant employees or relevant agents, provide the Minister with confirmation of that fact.

(4) A relevant body referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “health services provider” in section 2(1) which has complied with subsection (3) shall, not later than 30 days after the date on which a person becomes a relevant employee or relevant agent of the body subsequent to such compliance, provide the Minister with all of the employee’s or agent’s, as the case may be, relevant particulars (health services provider) that the body has in its possession.

(5) Where a health services provider has, pursuant to subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4), provided the Minister with any relevant particulars (health services provider) and it subsequently comes to the attention of the provider that any of those particulars were not, or are no longer, accurate (including any case where a relevant employee or relevant agent of the provider ceases to be such employee or agent, as the case may be), the provider shall, not later than 30 days after the inaccurate information concerned comes to his or her attention, give the Minister a notice—

(a) stating particulars of the inaccurate information, and

(b) if known to the provider, stating the correct relevant particulars (health services provider) which should replace the inaccurate information.

(6) Subsection (5) shall, with all necessary modifications, apply to relevant particulars (health services provider) provided to the Minister pursuant to paragraph (b) of that subsection as that subsection applies to relevant particulars (health services provider) provided to the Minister pursuant to subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4).

(7) Where a health services provider has, pursuant to subsection (1)(b) or (3)(b), confirmed that he or she does not have any relevant employees or relevant agents and it subsequently comes to the attention of the provider that the confirmation was not, or is no longer, accurate, the provider shall, not later than 30 days after the inaccurate information concerned comes to his or her attention, give the Minister a notice—

(a) stating particulars of the inaccurate information, and

(b) stating the relevant particulars (health services provider) of the provider’s relevant employees (if any) and relevant agents (if any) that are in the provider’s possession.

(8) Subsection (5) shall, with all necessary modifications, apply to relevant particulars (health services provider) provided to the Minister pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (7) as subsection (5) applies to relevant particulars (health services provider) provided to the Minister pursuant to subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4).