Paragraph 9A F1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 para. 23 words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 20(4)(a)
Sch. 1 para. 23(a) words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 20(4)(b)
Sch. 1 para. 23(b) repealed by Health and Social Care Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 20(4)(c) Sch. 15 Pt. 2
Sch. 1 para. 23(c) words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 20(4)(d)
Sch. 1 para. 23B words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 20(5)
Sch. 1 para. 24 words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2008 Sch. 7 para. 20(5)

(1)

In exercising their functions, the General Council shall—

(a)

have proper regard for—

(i)

the interests of persons using or needing the services of provisionally or fully registered medical practitioners in the United Kingdom, and

(ii)

any differing interests of different categories of provisionally or fully registered medical practitioners;

(b)

co-operate, in so far as is appropriate and reasonably practicable, with public bodies or other persons concerned with—

(i)

the employment (whether or not under a contract of service) of provisionally or fully registered medical practitioners,

(ii)

the education or training of medical practitioners or other health care professionals,

(iii)

the regulation of, or the co-ordination of the regulation of, other health or social care professionals,

(iv)

the regulation of health services, and

(v)

the provision, supervision or management of health services.

(2)

In carrying out its duty to co-operate under sub-paragraph (1)(b), the General Council shall have regard to any differing considerations relating to practising as a medical practitioner which apply in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (1), “other health care professionals” means persons regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002, other than the General Council.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 1 para. 9A substituted (1.1.2009) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(5), Sch. 1 para. 21(3); S.I. 2008/2556, art. 2(2)(a)(i)

Notes on Incidental powers and duties

Textual amendments

F1: Italic heading immediately preceding Sch. 1 para. 9 substituted (17.12.2002) by virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(h), 15(7)(a) (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)