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The General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) (Amendment) Rules 2005

S.I. 2005/896 · Made 22 March 2005

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HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS

DOCTORS

Made 22nd March 2005

Laid before Parliament 24th March 2005

Coming into force 18th April 2005

The Lord Chancellor and, in relation to proceedings in Scotland, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 3A and 7(3) and (4) of Schedule 4 to the Medical Act 1983f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Rules:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1983 c. 54. Paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 3A to the Medical Act 1983 was inserted by article 8(2) of the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135) and paragraph 7(3) and (4) of Schedule 4 to the Medical Act 1983 are as substituted by article 14 of that Order.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Meaning of Panel
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) (Amendment) Rules 2005 and shall come into force on 18th April 2005.

2Meaning of Panel

In the definition of Panel in rule 1(2) of the General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) Rules 2004f1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) after “Interim Orders Panel” insert “, Registration Appeals Panel”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Baroness Ashton

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Constitutional Affairs

21st March 2005

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Hutton

Minister of State,

22nd March 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Rules amend the General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) Rules 2004 to bring Registration Appeals Panels of the General Medical Council within their scope.