Medical Act 1983

[F141B Interim orders made by committees other than the Interim Orders CommitteeU.K.

(1)This section applies where the Professional Conduct Committee, the Committee on Professional Performance or the Health Committee have made an order under section 41A(3)(c) or (d).

(2)Subject to subsections (3) and (4), any Committee referred to in subsection (1) may—

(a)do any of the things referred to in section 41A(3)(a) to (d) in relation to the order; and

(b)before the expiry of the order, extend it or further extend it.

(3)Subsection (2)(b) applies equally to a replacement order made by one of those Committees by virtue of section 41A(3)(c) or (d) as applied by subsection (2)(a).

(4)An order may not be extended under this section for more than three months at a time.

(5)Subsections (5) and (10) to (13) of section 41A apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.

(6)For the purposes of rules made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 for the Committees referred to in subsection (1), “proceedings” in that paragraph includes proceedings under this section.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 41A, 41B inserted (3.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1803, art. 10