Regulation 10 Appointment of members and tenure of office

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

regs.10-18 (Pt.III) replaced (By regs.10-18L (Pt.III)) by National Health Service (General Medical Services) 1998 reg.5(1), Sch.1
regs 10, 11 rev (E) by National Health Service (General Medical Services) 2002 regs 1(4), 6
regs 10, 11 rev (W) by National Health Service (General Medical Services) 2002 regs 1(4), 6

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), the chairman and other members of the Medical Practices Committee shall be appointed for a period of three years expiring on 31st March in any year.

(2)

A member may be re-appointed on the expiration of his term of office.

(3)

A member may resign by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State, and a member who is appointed as being a person actively engaged in medical practice shall be deemed to have resigned if he ceases to be so engaged.

(4)

In the case of a vacancy in membership occasioned by death or by resignation (including deemed resignation under paragraph (3)), a person shall be appointed to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the period for which his predecessor was appointed.