Medical Act 1983, Paragraph 1A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
[F11A.(1)The General Council shall consist of—
[F2(a)registrant members, that is members who are—
(i)fully registered under this Act and hold licences to practise,
(ii)provisionally registered under this Act and hold licences to practise, or
(iii)registered under the Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024; and]
(b)lay members, that is members who—
(i)are not and never have been provisionally registered or fully registered [F3under this Act],
(ii)were at no time registered with limited registration under section 22 prior to its repeal, F4...
(iii)do not hold qualifications which would entitle them to apply for provisional or full registration under this Act.
[F5(iv)are not and never have been registered under the Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024, and
(v)do not hold a qualification approved under article 4(1)(a)(ii) of that Order.]
(2)The members of the General Council shall be appointed by the Privy Council.
(3)The Privy Council shall ensure that, at any time, at least one member of the General Council lives or works wholly or mainly in each of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
F6(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 Pt. 1 substituted (1.1.2009) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(5), Sch. 1 para. 21(2); S.I. 2008/2556, art. 2(2)(a)(i) (with art. 3)
F2Sch. 1 para. 1A(1)(a) substituted (13.12.2024) by The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/374), art. 1(3), Sch. 5 para. 1(2)(a)
F3Words in Sch. 1 para. 1A(1)(b)(i) inserted (13.12.2024) by The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/374), art. 1(3), Sch. 5 para. 1(2)(b)(i)
F4Word in Sch. 1 para. 1A(1)(b)(ii) omitted (13.12.2024) by virtue of The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/374), art. 1(3), Sch. 5 para. 1(2)(b)(ii)
F5Sch. 1 para. 1A(1)(b)(iv)(v) inserted (13.12.2024) by The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/374), art. 1(3), Sch. 5 para. 1(2)(b)(iii)
F6Sch. 1 para. 1A(4) omitted (31.10.2012) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 20 para. 6(a); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 1 para. 1A modified (temp.) (1.1.2009) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (Commencement No. 1) Order of Council 2008 (S.I. 2008/2556), art. 3
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