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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-pharmaceutical-council-coronavirus-amendment-rules-order-of-council-2021/schedule/paragraph-4",
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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/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of the General Pharmaceutical Council (Statutory Committees and their Advisers) Rules 2010",
  "text": "(1) The General Pharmaceutical Council (Statutory Committees and their Advisers) Rules 2010 are amended as follows.\n(2) In rule 18 (Composition of statutory committees: general)—\n(a) in paragraph (1), after “Subject to” insert “paragraph (5) and”;\n(b) in paragraph (2), for “The members” substitute “Subject to paragraph (5), the members”;\n(c) in paragraph (3), for “At” substitute “Subject to paragraph (5), at”;\n(d) after paragraph (4), insert—\n“(5) In cases where it is not possible to comply with the quorum requirements of paragraph (1), the quorum for a hearing or meeting (other than a case management meeting) is two members who must consist of—\n(a) the chair or a deputy chair,\n(b) and a lay member.”.\n(3) In rule 18A (Composition of Fitness to Practise Committee: further provision)—\n(a) in paragraph (2), for “Where”, substitute “Subject to paragraph (4), where”;\n(b) after paragraph (3), insert—\n“(4) In cases where it is not possible to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2)(b), the chair must ensure that the quorum for a meeting or hearing is not less than two.”.\n(4) In rule 18B (Composition of appeals committee: further provision)—\n(a) in paragraph (2), for “Where”, substitute “Subject to paragraph (3), where”;\n(b) after paragraph (2), insert—\n“(3) In cases where it is not possible to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2)(b), the chair must ensure that the quorum for a meeting or hearing is not less than two.”.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Rules as contained in the Schedule to the General Pharmaceutical Council (Statutory Committees and their Advisers Rules) Order of Council 2010 (S.I. 2010/1616)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Rule 18 was substituted by paragraph 15 of the Schedule to S.I. 2012/3171."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Rule 18A was inserted by paragraph 16 of the Schedule to S.I. 2012/3171."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Rule 18B was inserted by paragraph 16 of the Schedule to S.I. 2012/3171; there are other amending instruments, but none are relevant."
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T03:38:20.745971+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}