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Article 5 Amendment of the Health Professions (Screeners) Rules Order of Council 2003I1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Schedule to the Health Professions (Screeners) Rules Order of Councilf1 (the Health Professions Council (Screeners) Rules 2003) is amended as follows.

(2)

In rule 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

omit the definition of “health professional”,

(b)

in the definition of “the Order”, for “Health Professions Order 2001” substitute “Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001”, and omit “and” at the end, and

(c)

after that definition insert—

  • ““registrant” means a person whose name appears in the register against whom an allegation has been made, and includes a person whose registration is currently suspended; and”.

(3)

In rule 4 (panels), in paragraph (3), for “health professional” substitute “registrant”.

(4)

In rule 5 (consideration of allegations), in each of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (5), for “health professional” substitute “registrant”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Art. 5 in force at 1.8.2012, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2003/1573.