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The General Medical Council (Registration (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations) Order of Council 2003

S.I. 2003/1074 · Made 13 March 2003

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MEDICAL PROFESSION

Made 13th March 2003

Coming into force 1st April 2003

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 13th day of March 2003

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

Whereas, in pursuance of section 32 of the Medical Act 1983f1 the General Medical Council have made the Medical Practitioners Registration (Fees) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2003 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:

And whereas by subsection (8) of that section such regulations shall not have effect until approved by Order of the Privy Council:

Now, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken those regulations into consideration, are pleased to, and do hereby, approve them.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1983 c. 54; section 32 of the Act was amended by the Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 (c. 51), section 4 and Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 3; and by S.I. 1996/1591.

Contents

  1. Signature
  2. Schedule THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS REGISTRATION (FEES) AMENDMENT (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 2003
  3. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  4. 2Amendments of the Principal Regulations
  5. 3Amendments of the Principal Regulations
  6. 4Amendments of the Principal Regulations
  7. 5Revocation
  8. Explanatory note

Signature

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS REGISTRATION (FEES) AMENDMENT (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 2003

The General Medical Council in exercise of their powers under section 32 of the Medical Act 1983 hereby make the following regulations:

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Medical Practitioners Registration (Fees) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

(2)

In these regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Medical Practitioners Registration (Fees) Regulations 1985f1.

2Amendments of the Principal Regulations

In regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations, after the words “section 19, 21,” there shall be inserted “21A,”.

3Amendments of the Principal Regulations

In regulation 3(2) of the Principal Regulations after sub-paragraph (b) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted—

“(bb)

For an application under section 21A…£100”.

4Amendments of the Principal Regulations

In regulation 4(2) of the Principal Regulations after sub-paragraph (d) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted—

“(dd)

On full registration under section 21A of the Act…£290”.

5Revocation

The Medical Practitioners Registration (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 are revoked.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The regulations approved by this Order make provision for fees to be charged to doctors from outside the UK applying for and being granted registration who are eligible specialists or qualified general practitioners as defined in section 21A of the Medical Act 1983 as inserted by the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002.