(1)There shall continue to be a body known as the Review Board for Overseas Qualified Practitioners (in this Act referred to as the “Review Board”) constituted in accordance with the following provisions of this section and having the functions conferred on them by section 29 below.
(2)The Review Board shall consist of—
(a)a chairman and a deputy chairman, not being members of the General Council, appointed by the President of the General Council having regard to the recommendation of such body or bodies concerned with post-graduate medical education in England and Wales, in Scotland and in Northern Ireland, as the Council may by rules prescribe;
[F1(b)such number of other persons (who may, but need not, be members of the General Council) as the Council may by rules prescribe and including at least—
(i)one person who is neither registered with the General Council nor a holder of any qualification registrable under this Act, and
(ii)one person who is or has been registered under Part III of the Medical Act 1956, under section 18 or 22 of the Medical Act 1978 or under section 19, 21A, 22 or 25 of this Act.]
(3)There shall be paid to the members of the Review Board such fees and such travelling, subsistence or other allowances as the General Council may allow.
(4)The General Council shall provide the Review Board with office accommodation and secretarial assistance for the discharge of their functions.
(5)The General Council may by rules make provision with respect to the quorum and procedure of the Review Board.
(6)No rules under this section shall come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 28(2)(b) substituted (17.12.2002) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(k), 16(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(a)