Paragraph 2 Amendment of the Professional Conduct rules

(1)

The Professional Conduct rules shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this rule.

(2)

In rule 7 (Preliminary Proceedings Committee)–

(a)

in paragraph (3) for the words “of its members” there shall be substituted the words “persons, who may or may not be Council members,”;

(b)

in paragraph (4) the words “, who shall be a member of the Council,” shall be deleted;

(c)

for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following–

“(5)

The quorum of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee shall be 3, of whom at least 1 shall be a Council member.”.

(3)

In rule 12 (Professional Conduct Committee)–

(a)

for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following–

“(2)

The quorum of the Conduct Committee shall be 3, of whom at least 1 shall be a Council member.”;

(b)

in paragraph (5) after the word “persons” there shall be added the words “, who may or may not be Council members,”;

(c)

in paragraph (6) the words “, who shall be a member of the Council,” shall be deleted.

(4)

In rule 29 (Health Committee)–

(a)

in paragraph (2)–

(i)

for the words “some of its members” there shall be substituted the words “persons, who may or may not be Council members,”, and

(ii)

for the second use of the word “members” there shall be substituted the word “persons”;

(b)

in paragraph (5) the words “, who shall be a member of the Council,” shall be deleted.

(c)

for paragraph (6) there shall be substituted the following–

“(6)

The quorum of the Health Committee shall be 3, of whom at least 1 shall be a Council member.”.

Notes on Schedule

f1: 1997 c. 24. The whole Act is repealed by section 60(3) of and Schedule 5 to the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) from a date or dates to be appointed; in relation to section 10(5) and paragraph 7(4) of the Schedule 1 this repeal was commenced on 11th May 2001 by article 2(2)(a) of the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1985).