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Paragraph 13 Fitness to practise proceedings

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

The revocation of Part 5 of and Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order does not affect the application of those provisions—

(a)

in relation to any appeal that is pending before the relevant court immediately before the appointed day; or

(b)

in any case where, immediately before the appointed day, the period of 28 days within which an appeal could be brought before the relevant court in respect of a decision of the Society or any of its committees has not expired.

(2)

Part 5 of, and Part 4 of Schedule 2 to, the 2007 Order applies in relation to any decision of the Council that is made by virtue of paragraph 12; and in its application by virtue of this sub-paragraph any references—

(a)

to the Society, are to be treated as references to the Council;

(b)

to the Investigating Committee, are to be treated as references to the Investigating Committee established under article 4(6)(a);

(c)

to the Disciplinary Committee or to the Health Committee, are to be treated as references to the Fitness to Practise Committee established under article 4(6)(b);

(d)

to the Registrar, are to be treated as references to the Registrar for the purposes of this Order.

(3)

In this paragraph “the appointed day” means the day appointed for the coming into force of Part 6.