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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-act-1983-qualifying-examinations-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1386",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Act 1983 (Qualifying Examinations) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-act-1983-qualifying-examinations-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "health care and associated professions\ndoctors\nMade 2nd May 2007\nComing into force 6th June 2007\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 2nd day of May 2007\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order in Council is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(2) of the Medical Act 1983.\nIt appears to the Education Committee of the General Medical Council that the standard of proficiency required from candidates at examinations held or to be held for the purpose of granting one or more primary United Kingdom qualifications by the following universities and combinations of universities does or will conform to the prescribed standard of proficiency: the University of Warwick; Cardiff University; the University of East Anglia; and a combination of the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth.\nIn accordance with section 8(1) of that Act, the Education Committee has represented to the Privy Council that those examinations should become qualifying examinations for the purposes of Part 2 of that Act.\nAccordingly, and giving effect to those representations, Her Majesty is pleased to make the following Order in Council by and with the advice of Her Privy Council.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c.54."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 5(4) of the Medical Act 1983, which contains the relevant definition of “prescribed standard of proficiency”."
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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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