# The General Pharmaceutical Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2021, Paragraph 4: Amendment of the General Pharmaceutical Council (Statutory Committees and their Advisers) Rules 2010


(1) The General Pharmaceutical Council (Statutory Committees and their Advisers) Rules 2010 are amended as follows.
(2) In rule 18 (Composition of statutory committees: general)—
(a) in paragraph (1), after “Subject to” insert “paragraph (5) and”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “The members” substitute “Subject to paragraph (5), the members”;
(c) in paragraph (3), for “At” substitute “Subject to paragraph (5), at”;
(d) after paragraph (4), insert—
“(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—
(a) the chair or a deputy chair,
(b) and a lay member.”.
(3) In rule 18A (Composition of Fitness to Practise Committee: further provision)—
(a) in paragraph (2), for “Where”, substitute “Subject to paragraph (4), where”;
(b) after paragraph (3), insert—
“(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.”.
(4) In rule 18B (Composition of appeals committee: further provision)—
(a) in paragraph (2), for “Where”, substitute “Subject to paragraph (3), where”;
(b) after paragraph (2), insert—
“(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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/26/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-pharmaceutical-council-coronavirus-amendment-rules-order-of-council-2021/schedule/paragraph-4
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