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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Incidental powers
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Version Superseded: 17/12/2002
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Incidental powersU.K.
9U.K.It shall be within the capacity of the General Council as a corporation to do such things and enter into such transactions as are in their opinion incidental or conducive to the performance of their functions under this Act, including the borrowing of money.
Yn ddilys o 17/12/2002
[9AU.K.In exercising their functions, the General Council shall co-operate wherever appropriate and reasonably practicable with public authorities or other bodies or persons concerned with—
(a)the employment (whether or not under a contract of service) of registered medical practitioners;
(b)the education of medical practitioners, prospective medical practitioners or other health care professionals;
(c)the regulation of other health or social care professions; or
(d)the regulation of health services.
Yn ddilys o 17/12/2002
9B(1)For the purposes of ensuring that registered medical practitioners and the public are informed about the General Council and the exercise by them of their functions, the Council shall publish or provide in such manner as they think fit information about the Council and the exercise of their functions.U.K.
(2)Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) above authorises or requires the publication or provision of information if the publication or provision of that information is—
(a)prohibited by any enactment; or
(b)would constitute or be punishable as a contempt of court.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2) above “enactment” includes—
(a)an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament; and
(b)any provision of, or any instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation.]
10U.K.For the purpose of enabling the General Council to compile or assist in the compilation of statistics relating to medical practice and practitioners the Council may from time to time issue to persons registered under this Act (otherwise than under section 18) requests for information on matters which in the opinion of the Council are relevant for that purpose.
11The General Council may provide facilities for testing the knowledge of English of applicants for registration under section 19, 21 or 22 of this Act.
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