PART 2 The Council, their Committees and Registration

Amendment of section 2

4.—(1) In section 2 (Committees of the Council)—

(a) for subsections (1) to (4A)(1) substitute—

“(1) There shall continue to be committees of the Council known as—

(a) the Professional Conduct Committee; and

(b) the Health Committee.

(2) There shall also be established committees of the Council to be known as—

(a) the Investigating Committee;

(b) the Professional Performance Committee;

(c) the Interim Orders Committee; and

(d) the Registration Appeals Committee.

(3) In this Act, “Practice Committee” means the Professional Conduct Committee, the Health Committee or the Professional Performance Committee.”; and

(b) in subsection (7), omit “shall be contained in a statutory instrument, and”.

(2) The Preliminary Proceedings Committee, the Continuing Professional Development Committee and the Dental Auxiliaries Committee are abolished.

(1)

Subsection (4A) was inserted by S.I. 2001/3926.