# The General Medical Council (Interim Orders Committee) (Procedure) Rules Order of Council 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
The Rules approved by this Order give effect to provisions brought into force by the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2000. The provisions concerned relate to the powers of the General Medical Council, through a new statutory committee, the Interim Orders Committee, to make an order that the registration of a practitioner be subject to conditions or be suspended where the Interim Orders Committee are satisfied that this is necessary for the protection of members of the public or is otherwise in the public interest or the interests of the practitioner.
The rules set out the procedure to be followed in this respect by the Interim Orders Committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2053/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-council-interim-orders-committee-procedure-rules-order-of-council-2000/note
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