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  "title": "The General Medical Council (Constitution) Order 2002",
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  "long_title": "This Order provides for the General Medical Council to be reconstituted under section 1(2) of the Medical Act 1983. Article 2 specifies the numbers of elected, appointed and nominated members. The Order also makes provision for the terms of office of elected members (article 3) and appointed and nominated members (article 4). Article 5 and the Schedule to the Order designate the universities and other bodies who are empowered to choose appointed members and provides for two groups of such bodies each to choose one appointed member. Article 6 provides for the termination of office of existing members. Article 7 makes provision regarding the term of office of the President of the General Council. Article 8 provides for the quorum of the General Council to be 25. Article 9 revokes the General Medical Council (Constitution) Order 1979 and amending instruments.",
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