SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 The General Medical Council and its Committees, and the Branch Councils
Part III Committees of the General Medical Council
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Interim Orders Panels
19A
Subject to the restrictions on membership specified in paragraph 23 below and to the power of the Panel under paragraph 25 below to co-opt members, an Interim Orders Panel shall be constituted as provided by rules made under this paragraph by the General Council.
F6Registration Panels
Words in Sch. 1 para. 19B heading substituted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 3(1)(b)
19B
Subject to the power of the Panel under paragraph 25 below to co-opt members, a F7Registration Panel shall be constituted as provided by rules made under this paragraph by the General Council.
Registration Appeals Panels
19C
Subject to the restrictions on membership specified in paragraph 23 below and to the power of the Panel under paragraph 25 below to co-opt members, a Registration Appeals Panel shall be constituted as provided by rules made under this paragraph by the General Council.
Investigation Committee
19D
Subject to the power of the Committee under paragraph 25 below to co-opt members, the Investigation Committee shall be constituted as provided by rules made under this paragraph by the General Council.
Fitness to Practise Panels
19E
Subject to the restrictions on membership specified in paragraph 23 below and to the power of the Panel under paragraph 25 below to co-opt members, a Fitness to Practise Panel shall be constituted as provided by rules made under this paragraph by the General Council.
Supplementary
23
Rules under paragraphs 19A, 19C and 19E above shall secure that—
a
only persons who are not members of the General Council shall be members of an Interim Orders Panel, a Registration Appeals Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel;
b
a person who sits as a member of an Interim Orders Panel or Fitness to Practise Panel that has made an interim order in proceedings on any case shall not sit as a member of a Fitness to Practise Panel in any subsequent proceedings in that case; and
c
a person who is a member of the Investigation Committee or a F8Registration Panel may not at the same time be a member of an Interim Orders Panel, a Registration Appeals Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel.
23B
Rules under paragraph 19A, 19B, 19C, 19D or 19E above may make provision as to quorum.
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Rules under any of the paragraphs mentioned in paragraph 23B may also make provision for a body (including a committee of the General Council which is not one of the statutory committees) to assist the General Council in connection with the exercise of any function relating to the appointment of members or particular members of any of the panels or the committee to which those paragraphs relate, including any function relating to tenure of office or suspension or removal from office.
24
Rules under paragraph 19A, 19B, 19C, 19D or 19E above shall not come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.
25
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Without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this Part of this Schedule the General Council may constitute F2... one or more committees.
F31A
Any committee of the General Council may consist of or include persons who are not members of the Council.
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F4Subject to and in accordance with paragraph 23 above, 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.
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The General Council may delegate to any committee of the Council such of the Council’s functions as they think fitF11....
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Except where rules made by virtue of paragraph 23B above make provision as to quorum in the case of any of the statutory committees, the quorum of a committee of the General Council shall be such as the Council may from time to time determine.
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There shall be paid to the members of the committees of the General Council such remuneration and such travelling, subsistence or other expenses as the Council may allow.
Sch. 1 para. 19 and cross-heading omitted (1.1.2009) by virtue of The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 5(3)