The Professions Supplementary to Medicine (Paramedics Board) Order of Council 1999

Article 2

SCHEDULE Alterations, Additions and Omissions in the First Schedule to the Act

1.  Part I of the First Schedule to the Act (constitutions of the Council and boards, and supplementary provisions) shall have effect as if–

(a) in paragraph 1(1), for “thirty-three” there were substituted “thirty-six”;

(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b), for “eleven” there were substituted “thirteen” and for “five only shall be registered medical practitioners” there were substituted “six only shall be registered medical practitioners”;

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c), for “eleven” there were substituted “twelve”;

(d) in paragraph 3(2), for “the professions of arts therapists, clinical scientists, orthoptists, prosthetists and orthotists and speech and language therapists” there were substituted “the professions of arts therapists, clinical scientists, orthoptists, paramedics, prosthetists and orthotists, and speech and language therapists”; and

(e) after paragraph 3(7) there were added the following sub-paragraph–

“(8) Before making an appointment under this paragraph as respects the profession of paramedics the said Ministers shall consult the Ambulance Service Association.”.

2.  Part II of the First Schedule to the Act (Constitution of the boards) shall have effect as if–

(a) in the table at the end of paragraph 4(1)–

(i) in column (4) there were added after sub-column (i) sub-column (j) with the heading “The Royal College of Anaesthetists”, with the symbol “-” in the entry for each existing board, and

(ii) under the line relating to membership of the Orthoptists Board, there were inserted the entries set out below in relation to the Paramedics Board–

(1)	(2)	(3)				(4)							(5)	(6)
			(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)	(h)	(i)	(j)
Board	Total number of members	Representative members	The English Colleges jointly	The Scottish Corporations jointly	The British Medical Association	The Society of Medical Officers of Health	The Royal College of Physicians of London	The Royal College of Surgeons of England	The Royal College of Psychiatrists	The Royal College of Pathologists	The Royal College of Radiologists	The Royal College of Anaesthetists	Experts in professional education	Other members
Paramedics Board	15	8	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3

(b) after paragraph 7(4D) there were inserted the following sub-paragraph–

“(4E) Of the three members of the Paramedics Board appointed in pursuance of the said paragraph (d)–

(a) one shall be a member of a body which represents the interests of employers of paramedics;

(b) one shall be a member of a body which represents the interests of patients of paramedics; and

(c) one shall be a registered nurse.”; and

(c) in paragraph 8(3), for “(2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7)” there were substituted “(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8)”.