Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960

Miscellaneous U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 10 repealed (1.7.1999) by Health Act 1999 (c. 8), s. 67(3), Sch. 5

11 Default powers of the Privy Council. U.K.

(1) If it appears to the Privy Council, either in consequence of representations made to them or for any other reason, that the Council or a board has failed either generally or in a particular case to do, or to do satisfactorily, any thing which under this Act that body has power or a duty to do, the Privy Council may if they think fit, subject to subsection (3) of this section, direct that body to do that thing in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the directions; and any such directions shall be enforceable by mandamus on the application of the Privy Council.

(2) Instead of proceeding to enforce such directions by mandamus, the Privy Council may if they think fit—

(a) in the case of directions to a board, order the Council to give effect to the directions; or

(b) in any case, themselves give effect to the directions and recover from the Council as a simple contract debt any expenses certified by them to have been incurred in doing so.

(3) The power to give directions under this section shall not include power to give directions with respect to a board’s functions under section three of this Act.

(4) Any expenses of the Privy Council under this section shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament, and any sums received by the Privy Council under this section shall be paid into the Exchequer.

12 Exercise of powers conferred on the Privy Council. U.K.

(1) For the purpose of exercising any powers conferred by this Act on the Privy Council, the quorum of the Privy Council shall be three.

(2) Any document purporting to be—

(a) an instrument of appointment or approval made by the Privy Council under this Act or any other instrument so made; and

(b) signed by the clerk of the Privy Council or by any other person authorised by the Privy Council in that behalf,

shall be evidence of the fact that the instrument was so made and of the terms of the instrument.

(3) Any power to make an order conferred on the Privy Council by a provision of this Act shall—

(a) include power to vary or revoke the order by a subsequent order under that provision; and

(b) be exercisable by statutory instrument.

13 Notices, etc. U.K.

(1) In this Act the expression “notice” means a notice in writing.

(2) Any notice or other document authorised or required to be served under this Act may, without prejudice to any other method of service but subject to any provision to the contrary in rules under this Act, be served by post; and for the purpose of the application to this subsection of [F2 section 7 of the M1 Interpretation Act 1978] (which relates to service by post) the proper address of a person to whose registration such a document relates shall be his address on the relevant register.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 25(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1978 c. 30.

14 Short title, extent and commencement. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960.

(2) It is hereby declared that this Act extends to Northern Ireland, . . . F3

(3) This Act shall come into operation on such day as Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint, and different days may be appointed for different provisions.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words repealed by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), Sch. 6 Pt. I

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Power of appointment conferred by s. 14(3) fully exercised: S. I. 1961/1201, 1962/828, 1651, 1963/1044, 1964/927