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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-pharmaceutical-council-coronavirus-amendment-rules-order-of-council-2021/schedule/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2021/26",
  "legislation_title": "The General Pharmaceutical Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-pharmaceutical-council-coronavirus-amendment-rules-order-of-council-2021",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the General Pharmaceutical Council (Appeals Committee) Rules 2010",
  "text": "(1) The General Pharmaceutical Council (Appeals Committee) Rules 2010 are amended as follows.\n(2) In rule 2 (Interpretation), after the definition of “appellant” insert—\n““attend” means—\n(a) be physically present at a meeting or hearing, or\n(b) be present at a meeting or hearing by teleconference or video link;”.\n(3) After rule 2, insert—\n“Virtual meetings and hearings\n2A. Meetings or hearings arranged under these Rules may be conducted by teleconference or video link.”.\n(4) In rule 3(2) (Service of documents)—\n(a) for the words before “by electronic mail”, substitute “Notices or documents may be sent to a person under these Rules”, and\n(b) for “secretary”, substitute “Council”.\n(5) In rule 6 (Notice of Hearing) for (a) substitute—\n“(a) state—\n(i) the date, time and venue of the hearing, or\n(ii) if the hearing is to be conducted by teleconference or video link, the date and time of, and instructions on how to access, the hearing;”.\n(6) In rule 12(2) (Procedure at hearings)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (b), after “present” insert “(either physically or by teleconference or video link)”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (h), after “present” insert “, either physically or by teleconference or video link”.\n(7) After rule 16(4) (Attendance of the public at hearings), insert —\n“(5) Where a hearing is being held by teleconference or video link, the Committee may order that the hearing is to be held in private.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Rules as contained in the Schedule to the General Pharmaceutical Council (Appeals Committee Rules) Order of Council 2010 (S.I. 2010/1614)."
    }
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  },
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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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