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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-council-interim-orders-committee-procedure-rules-order-of-council-2000/schedule/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2053",
  "legislation_title": "The General Medical Council (Interim Orders Committee) (Procedure) Rules Order of Council 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-council-interim-orders-committee-procedure-rules-order-of-council-2000",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Initial Hearing",
  "text": "(1) Before the initial hearing the Registrar shall send the practitioner a notice (“the notice of referral”) which shall—\n(a) inform the practitioner of the referral;\n(b) provide a brief statement of the matters which appear to raise the question whether—\n(i) the registration of the practitioner should be suspended or be made subject to conditions, and\n(ii) such action is necessary for the protection of members of the public or is otherwise in the public interest or is in the interests of the practitioner or both;\n(c) state the day on which and the time and place at which the Committee are to hold a hearing of the case;\n(d) invite the practitioner to—\n(i) submit observations on the case in writing, and\n(ii) state whether he proposes to attend the hearing; and\n(e) inform the practitioner that he may be represented or accompanied at the hearing in accordance with rule 9.\n(2) The Registrar shall give the practitioner such notice of the date of the hearing as is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case.\n(3) The Registrar shall send the practitioner a copy of these Rules with the notice of referral and copies of any documents received in connection with the case.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2053/schedule/paragraph/5",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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