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Paragraph 17 Fitness to practise proceedingsI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

Until relevant rules under Part V come into force—

(a)

where disciplinary proceedings—

(i)

are pending before any of the committees referred to in section 8 of the 1960 Act; or

(ii)

have begun but the committee dealing with the case has not communicated its decision to the person who is the subject of the proceedings,

that committee shall refer the proceedings to the Council and the Council shall dispose of the matter in accordance with the 1960 Act or, if the relevant provisions have been repealed, as if those provisions remained in force or in such manner as it considers just;

(b)

where an allegation is received by the Council it shall dispose of the matter as if the 1960 Act remained in force; and in both cases

(c)

references in the 1960 Act to the CPSM, the boards and their committees are to be treated as references to the Council.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 17 not in force at made date, see art. 1(2)

I2

Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 1.4.2002 as notified in the London Gazette dated 25.3.2002, see art. 1(3)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

Title substituted (2.12.2019) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), s. 70(2), Sch. 5 para. 45; S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(s)