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17.—(1) Decisions of either the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee must be taken by a simple majority of the members, with the chair not having a casting vote.
(2) If a member of either the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee abstains from a vote at a meeting or hearing of either committee, the member’s abstention must be treated as a vote against the motion that has been put to the vote.
(3) Where the Statutory Committee is considering pursuant to paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Order whether or not a person’s fitness to practise is impaired, a tied vote is to be treated as a determination that the person’s fitness to practise is not impaired.
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