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The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I General

    1. 1. Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

    2. 2. Amendment of the Act

  3. PART II The General Medical Council

    1. 3. Main objective of the General Council

    2. 4. Amendments of Schedule 1

  4. PART III Committees of the council

    1. 5. Committees

  5. PART IV Registration

    1. 6. Registration

    2. 7. The Register and proof of registration

    3. 8. Registration appeals

    4. 9. Further and supplementary

  6. PART V LICENCE TO PRACTISE AND REVALIDATION

    1. 10. Insertion of Part IIIA

    2. 11. Insertion of new Schedule 3B

    3. 12. Supplementary

  7. PART VI Fitness to Practise

    1. 13. Substitution of Part V

    2. 14. Substitution of Schedule 4

  8. PART VII Miscellaneous

    1. 15. Miscellaneous Amendments

    2. 16. Consequential, transitional, transitory and saving provisions etc.

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

      1. PART I PRIMARY LEGISLATION

        1. 1. Prison Act 1952 (c.52)

        2. 2. Human Tissue Act 1961 (c. 54)

        3. 3. Human Tissue Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 19 (N.I.))

        4. 4. Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37)

        5. 5. Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 (c. 84)

        6. 6. Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)

        7. 7. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)

        8. 8. National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)

        9. 9. National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)

        10. 10. Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)

        11. 11. Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)

        12. 12. Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)

        13. 13. National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17)

      2. PART II Secondary Legislation

        1. 14. Pottery (Health and Welfare) Special Regulations 1950

        2. 15. Mines (Medical Examinations) Regulations 1964

        3. 16. Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972

        4. 17. Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974

        5. 18. Pharmaceutical Society (Statutory Committee) Order of Council 1978

        6. 19. Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

        7. 20. General Medical Council (Review Board for Overseas Qualified Practitioners Rules) Order of Council 1979

        8. 21. Medicines (Contact Lens Fluid and Other Substances) (Exemptions from Licences) Order 1979

        9. 22. Pension Appeals Tribunals (England and Wales) Rules 1980

        10. 23. Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement) Order 1982

        11. 24. Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes Regulations 1984

        12. 25. Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986

        13. 26. Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription)(No. 2) Regulations 1989

        14. 27. Abortion (Scotland) Regulations 1991

        15. 28. Abortion Regulations 1991

        16. 29. National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 1992

        17. 30. National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992

        18. 31. National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992

        19. 32. National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995

        20. 33. National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995

        21. 34. Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

        22. 35. Merchant Shipping (Ships’ Doctors) Regulations 1995

        23. 36. Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1996

        24. 37. The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996

        25. 38. Reserve Forces (Call-out and Recall) (Exemptions Etc.) Regulations 1997

        26. 39. National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

        27. 40. Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Employment of Young Persons) Regulations 1998

        28. 41. National Health Service (Choice of Medical Practitioner) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

        29. 42. Prison Rules 1999

        30. 43. Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Publication and Interpretation etc. of Acts of the Scottish Parliament) Order 1999

        31. 44. Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2000

        32. 45. Young Offender Institution Rules 2000

        33. 46. National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

        34. 47. Detention Centre Rules 2001

        35. 48. Life Sentences Review (Northern Ireland) Order 2001

        36. 49. Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001

        37. 50. National Health Service (General Medical Services Supplementary List) Regulations 2001

        38. 51. Education (Special Educational Needs) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (Rheoliadau Addysg (Anghenion Addysgol Arbennig) (Cymru) 2002)

        39. 52. National Health Service (General Medical Services Supplementary List) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (Rheoliadau’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol (Rhestr Atodol Gwasanaethau Meddygol Cyffredinol) (Cymru) 2002)

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

      1. Interpretation

        1. 1.In this Schedule— (a) a reference to an old section...

      2. Registration

        1. 2.(1) A person who, before 31st October 2003, is awarded...

        2. 3.(1) In relation to applications under the old sections 19...

        3. 4.All entries in the overseas list immediately prior to the...

        4. 5.(1) Any person who is fully registered or provisionally registered...

      3. Fitness to practise

        1. 6.Except as provided for in paragraphs 7 and 8 below,...

        2. 7.Any case that has been referred to and is being...

        3. 8.(1) Any case that has been referred to and is...

        4. 9.Any reference in any enactment or instrument to a notification...

        5. 10.Any case which— (a) has been referred to the Professional...

        6. 11.Any reference in any enactment (including an enactment comprised in...

        7. 12.An appeal which relates to a direction or order—

        8. 13.Where any case would have been remitted under the old...

        9. 14.(1) An application to the court under the old section...

        10. 15.Where, prior to the coming into force of the new...

        11. 16.In relation to any application under the old section 41...

        12. 17.Any application under the old section 41 of the Act...

        13. 18.In relation to any application under the new section 41...

        14. 19.Any application under the new section 41 of the Act...

        15. 20.Any case that is pending before the Interim Orders Committee...

        16. 21.Any case that is pending before the Interim Orders Committee,...

        17. 22.Any application that is pending before the court under the...

        18. 23.Where, prior to the coming into force of the new...

        19. 24.Any reference in any enactment (including an enactment comprised in...

        20. 25.Any case that is pending before the Professional Conduct Committee...

        21. 26.Any case that is pending before the Professional Conduct Committee...

        22. 27.Any reference in the new section 45(1) of the Act...

        23. 28.The references in the new section 45(3) and (4) of...

        24. 29.For the purposes of the new section 45(6) of the...

        25. 30.For the purposes of the new section 45(8) of the...

      4. Miscellaneous

        1. 31.A person shall be entitled to recover any charge under...

        2. 32.A certificate signed by a person who is fully registered...

        3. 33.The new section 53(2) of the Act shall apply to...

        4. 34.Subject to paragraph 35, where— (a) proceedings are pending before...

        5. 35.An assessment carried out by virtue of the old paragraph...

        6. 36.In any case where, as a result of the provisions...

        7. 37.Until the coming into force of the new section 44A(3)...

        8. 38.The first Regulations made under new section 29A of the...

  11. Explanatory Note

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