Medical Act 1983

[F1 45B Responsibilities of responsible officer U.K.

(1) Regulations under section 45A may make provision for or in connection with—

(a) conferring on the responsible officer or officers for a designated body responsibilities relating to the evaluation of the fitness to practise of medical practitioners having a prescribed connection with that body, and

(b) requiring a responsible officer for a designated body to co-operate with the General Council, any of its committees, or any persons authorised by the General Council, in connection with the exercise by any of them of functions under Part 3A or 5 of this Act.

(2) Where a designated body has more than one responsible officer, regulations under section 45A may make provision for or in connection with the division of prescribed responsibilities among those officers, including provision for the division to be determined by the designated body.

(3) The power by virtue of subsection (1)(a) to prescribe the connection between a medical practitioner and a designated body includes, in particular, power to prescribe a connection based on any of the following circumstances—

(a) the practitioner being employed by the designated body,

(b) the practitioner providing services to the designated body,

(c) the practitioner being employed by a person who provides services to the designated body,

(d) the practitioner providing services in the geographical area in relation to which the designated body exercises functions in relation to the provision of [F2 any of the UK health services], or

(e) the practitioner being employed by or providing services to, or pursuant to arrangements made by, a body which is located in the geographical area in relation to which the designated body exercises functions in relation to the provision of [F3 any of the UK health services] but is not itself a designated body.

(4) A designated body may confer on any of its responsible officers such powers as it considers appropriate to enable the officer to discharge any of the officer's prescribed responsibilities as a responsible officer for the body.

(5) If a designated body requires any of its responsible officers to carry out any functions other than the officer's prescribed responsibilities, it must in doing so have regard to the officer's prescribed responsibilities.

F4 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 5A inserted (21.7.2008 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 for E.W.S.) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 119, 170; S.I. 2010/708, art. 3(a)

F2 Words in s. 45B(3)(d) substituted (11.2.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(3)(4), Sch. 1 para. 13(a); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(b)

F3 Words in s. 45B(3)(e) substituted (11.2.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(3)(4), Sch. 1 para. 13(a); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(b)

F4 S. 45B(6) omitted (11.2.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(3)(4), Sch. 1 para. 13(b); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 45B(2)-(5) applied (with modifications) (21.7.2008 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 for E.W.) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 120(5), 170 (with s. 122); S.I. 2010/708, art. 3(b)