13Registered medical practitioner must accept or refuse first request

13 Registered medical practitioner must accept or refuse first request (1) Within 7 days after receiving a first request from a person, the registered medical practitioner to whom the request was made must inform the person that the practitioner— (a) accepts the first request; or (b) refuses the first request because the practitioner— (i) has a conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying; or (ii) believes that the practitioner will not be able to perform the duties of co‑ordinating medical practitioner due to unavailability; or (iii) is required under subsection (2) to refuse the first request. (2) The registered medical practitioner must not accept the first request unless the practitioner— (a) holds a fellowship with a specialist medical college; or (b) is a vocationally registered general practitioner.