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  "text": "Where—\n(a) several sittings of the Investigation Committee, a Medical Practitioners Tribunal or an Interim Orders Tribunal ... are required to enable the Committee or a Tribunal ... to dispose of a case; or\n(b) on an appeal to the relevant court under section 40 of this Act, the case is remitted to the Registrar for him to refer the case to the MPTS for them to arrange for a Medical Practitioners Tribunal ...... ... to dispose of the case in accordance with directions given by the court,\nthe validity of the proceedings on the case before the Committee or Tribunal..., as the case may be, shall not be called into question by reason only that members of the Committee or Tribunal... who were present at a former meeting were not present at a later meeting of the Committee or Tribunal... or that members present at a later meeting were not present at a former meeting of the Committee or Tribunal..., as the case may be.",
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      "text": "Sch. 4 substituted (7.7.2004 for the substitution of Sch. 4 para. 5A(2) for specified purposes and paras. 1, 5A(1)(3)(3A)(9), 6, 7(3)(4)(6) as notified in the London Gazette dated 2.7.2004, 1.11.2004 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 8.10.2004) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(3), 14 (with Sch. 2 and savings in The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (Saving Provision) Order of Council 2004 (S.I. 2004/1731), arts. 1(1), 2)"
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      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(a) substituted (31.12.2015) by The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(a); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(a) omitted (31.12.2015) by virtue of The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(b); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(a) substituted (31.12.2015) by The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(c); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3 omitted (31.12.2015) by virtue of The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(i); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(b) inserted (31.12.2015) by The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(d); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(b) substituted (31.12.2015) by The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(e); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(b) omitted (31.12.2015) by virtue of The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(f); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(b) omitted (31.12.2015) by virtue of The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(g); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3 substituted (31.12.2015) by The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(h); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 3 omitted (31.12.2015) by virtue of The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/794), arts. 1(3), 8(8)(i); S.I. 2015/1952, art. 2(e)"
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