General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Regulation 29(1)

SCHEDULE 6 Constitution of the Obstetric Committee

1.  The membership of the Obstetric Committee shall consist of—

(a) 4 doctors in active obstetric practice;

(b) one consultant obstetrician in active domiciliary consultative obstetric practice;

(c) an administrative medical officer in the employment of a Board; and

(d) a medical officer of the Department,

appointed by the Department, after consultation with such organisations as may be recognised by the Department as representative of the appropriate branches of the medical profession.

2.  The chairman and vice-chairman shall be appointed from the members of the Obstetric Committee by the Department, after consultation with the organisations referred to in paragraph 1.

3.  All members shall be appointed for a period of 3 years.

4.  A member may be reappointed to the Obstetric Committee on the expiration of his term of office.

5.  A member may resign from the Obstetric Committee by giving notice in writing to the Department and a member who is appointed as being a person actively engaged in obstetric practice shall be deemed to have resigned if he ceases to be so engaged.

6.  In the case of a vacancy in membership occurring, a person shall be appointed to fill that vacancy for the remainder of the period for which his predecessor was appointed.

7.  The chairman or vice-chairman and 2 other members shall form a quorum and, in the case of equality of votes, the chairman or vice-chairman, as the case may be, shall have a second or casting vote.

8.  The procedure shall be such as may be determined by the Obstetric Committee.