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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2053",
  "legislation_title": "The General Medical Council (Interim Orders Committee) (Procedure) Rules Order of Council 2000",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Rules—\n“the Act” means the Medical Act 1983;\n“the Committee” means the Interim Orders Committee;\n“the Council” means the General Medical Council or a Committee of the Council acting under delegated powers;\n“initial hearing” means the first hearing of the Committee after a case has been referred to the Committee including such a hearing that has been adjourned;\n“legal assessor” means an assessor appointed by the General Council under paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Act;\n“party” means any person to whose registration the proceedings before the Committee relate and the Solicitor;\n“practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner whose professional conduct, fitness to practise by reason of a physical or mental condition or standard of professional performance is called into question and includes a person whose registration is currently suspended;\n“President” means the President of the Council;\n“review hearing” means a hearing of the Committee that is held in accordance with section 41A(2)(a) of the Act or under paragraph (2)(b) of that section;\n“the Solicitor” means any Solicitor or any firm of Solicitors appointed by the Council or any partner of such a firm.\n(2) A reference—\n(a) in these Rules to a numbered rule is a reference to the rule bearing that number in these Rules; and\n(b) in a rule in these Rules to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that rule.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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