Medical Act 1983

Part III U.K. Committees of the General Medical Council

The Education Committee U.K.

F1 19 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below and the power of the Committee under paragraph 25 below to co-opt members the composition of the Education Committee shall be such as the General Council think fit. U.K.

(2) The members of the Committee chosen by the General Council shall be so chosen as to ensure that the number of appointed members exceeds the number of elected and nominated members or, if there are no nominated members chosen to be members of the Committee, the number of elected members.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 Pt. III: paras. 19-19E, 23, 23B, 24 substituted (coming into force in accordance with s. 1(2)(3)) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(3), 5(3), (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)

Valid from 03/08/2000

[F2 The Interim Orders Committee U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1 para. 19A and cross-heading inserted (3.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1803, art. 15(a)

F3 F4 19A U.K. Subject to the power of the Committee under paragraph 25 to co-opt members, the Interim Orders Committee shall be constituted as provided by the General Council by rules under this paragraph.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 1 para. 19A inserted (3.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1803, art. 15(a)

F4 Sch. 1 Pt. III: paras. 19-19E, 23, 23B, 24 substituted (coming into force in accordance with s. 1(2)(3)) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(3), 5(3), (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)

The Preliminary Proceedings Committee U.K.

F5 20 U.K. The Preliminary Proceedings Committee shall be constituted as provided by the General Council by rules under this paragraph.

Textual Amendments

F5 Sch. 1 Pt. III: paras. 19-19E, 23, 23B, 24 substituted (coming into force in accordance with s. 1(2)(3)) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(3), 5(3), (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)

The Professional Conduct Committee U.K.

21 The Professional Conduct Committee shall be constituted as provided by the General Council by rules under this paragraph.

Valid from 01/07/1997

[F6 The Assessment Referral Committee] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F6 Sch. 1 Pt. III paras. 21A, 21B inserted (1.7.1997) by 1995 c. 51, s. 4, Sch. para. 12; S.I. 1997/1315, art. 2

21A The Assessment Referral Committee shall be constituted as provided by the General Council by rules under this paragraph.

Valid from 01/07/1997

The Committee on Professional Performance U.K.

21B The Committee on Professional Performance shall be constituted as provided by the General Council by rules under this paragraph.

The Health Committee U.K.

22 The Health Committee shall be constituted as provided by the General Council by rules under this paragraph.

Supplementary U.K.

23 Rules under paragraphs 21 and 22 above shall secure that a person who sits as a member of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee in the preliminary proceedings on any case shall not sit as a member of the Professional Conduct Committee or the Health Committee in any subsequent proceedings on that case.

Valid from 03/08/2000

[F7 F8 23A U.K. Rules under paragraph 19A above shall secure that a person who sits as a member of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee, the Assessment Referral Committee, the Professional Conduct Committee, the Committee on Professional Performance or the Health Committee shall not sit as a member of the Interim Orders Committee in any subsequent proceedings on that case.]

Textual Amendments

F7 Sch. 1 para. 23A inserted (3.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1803, art. 15(d)

F8 Sch. 1 Pt. III: paras. 19-19E, 23, 23B, 24 substituted (coming into force in accordance with s. 1(2)(3)) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(3), 5(3), (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)

24 Rules under paragraph 20, 21 or 22 above shall not come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.

25 (1) Without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this Part of this Schedule the General Council may constitute out of their membership one or more committees.

(2) A committee of the General Council may, if authorised to do so by the General Council, co-opt such persons (whether or not members of the Council) as the committee think fit subject to the approval of the General Council to the number of persons who may be co-opted and, in the case of persons who are not members of the General Council, to the approval of the General Council to their being co-opted.

This sub-paragraph does not apply in relation to any statutory committee except the Education Committee.

(3) The General Council may delegate to any committee of the Council such of the Council’s functions as they think fit but the determination of the remuneration payable to visitors appointed by the Education Committee under section 7(1) or 13(1) of this Act or to inspectors appointed by that Committee under section 6(2) of this Act shall be subject to the approval of the General Council.

(4) The quorum of a committee of the General Council shall be such as the General Council determine from time to time.