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26(1)There shall continue to be a branch council for England, for Wales, for Scotland and for Northern Ireland.U.K.
[F1(2)The branch council for each area shall be constituted as provided by the General Council.
(2A)Some or all members of a branch council may be persons who are not members of the General Council.]
(3)The General Council may delegate to a branch council such of the functions of the General Council F2... as the General Council think fit.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 26(2)(2A) substituted (17.12.2002) for Sch. 1 para. 26(2) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(h), 15(7)(d) (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 26(3) omitted (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 virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 62(b)
27U.K.Each branch council shall appoint a registrar of the council but the person appointed to be registrar of the General Council—
(a)shall also be registrar of the branch council for England; and
(b)may also be registrar of all or any of the other branch councils.
28U.K.The General Council shall furnish each branch council with such sums as the branch council may require for defraying any expenses incurred by the branch council with the approval of the General Council; and each branch council shall furnish the General Council with such evidence as the General Council may reasonably require of all payments made by the branch council out of sums furnished by the General Council.
[F329U.K.There shall be paid to the members of the branch councils such remuneration and such travelling, subsistence or other expenses as the General Council may allow.]
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 1 para. 29 substituted (17.12.2002) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(h), 15(7)(e) (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2)
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