The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“approved qualification” means a qualification approved under article 4(1)(a)(ii);

“associate” means—

(a)

anaesthesia associate, or

(b)

physician associate;

“case examiner” means a person who carries out case examiner functions under articles 10 and 13 on behalf of the Regulator;

“court”, except in the terms “county court” and “relevant court”, means—

(a)

in the case of a person whose address is shown in the register, or would have been so shown if the person were registered, as being—

(i)

in Scotland, the Court of Session;

(ii)

in Northern Ireland, the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, and

(b)

in any other case, the High Court of Justice in England and Wales;

“Final Measure” means a requirement set out in article 10(10) and imposed under article 10(3)(b)(i) or (5)(b)(ii) or 14(3)(c);

“fitness to practise proceedings” means proceedings and decisions which relate to consideration of whether a person’s fitness to practise as an associate is impaired;

“Interim Measure” means a requirement set out in article 11(8) and imposed under article 11(1) or 12(4)(c);

“the MPTS” means the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service established under section 1(3)(g) of the Medical Act 1983(1);

“Panel” means a panel constituted pursuant to rules made under paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 which has functions under this Order;

“the register” means the register referred to in article 5(1)(a);

“registrant” means a person registered under article 6;

“the Registrar” means the Registrar appointed under paragraph 1(b)(i) of Schedule 1;

“registration” means registration in the register and “registered” must be construed accordingly;

“the Regulator” means the General Medical Council(2).

(2) Any reference in this Order to—

(a) fitness to practise being impaired is a reference to impairment by reason of—

(i) inability to provide care to a sufficient standard, or

(ii) misconduct;

(b) a member of the Regulator is to a person appointed under paragraph 1A(2) of Schedule 1 to the Medical Act 1983(3).

(1)

1983 c. 54. Section 1(3)(g) was inserted by article 2(1) 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).

(2)

Section 1(1) of the Medical Act 1983 provides for the continued existence of the General Medical Council.

(3)

Paragraph 1A was substituted by paragraph 21(2) of Schedule 1 to the Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774) and amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 20 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.