Article 2
1. Part I of the First Schedule to the Act (constitutions of the Council and boards, and supplementary provisions) shall have effect as if–
(a)in paragraph 1(1), for “twenty-seven” there were substituted “thirty”;
(b)in paragraph 1(1)(b), for “seven” there were substituted “nine” and for “three only shall be registered medical practitioners” there were substituted “four only shall be registered medical practitioners”;
(c)in paragraph 1(1)(c), for “nine” there were substituted “ten”;
(d)in paragraph 3(2), for “the professions of arts therapist, orthoptist and prosthetist and orthotist” there were substituted “the professions of arts therapists, orthoptists, prosthetists and orthotists, and speech and language therapists”; and
(e)after paragraph 3(5) there were added the following sub-paragraph–
“(6) Before making an appointment under this paragraph as respects the profession of speech and language therapists the said Ministers shall consult the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.”.
2. Part II of the First Schedule to the Act (Constitution of the boards) shall have effect as if–
(a)in the table at the end of paragraph 4(1), under the line relating to membership of the Radiographers Board, there were inserted the entries set out below in relation to the Speech and Language Therapists Board–
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | |||||
| Board | Total number of members | Representative members | The English Colleges jointly | The Scottish Corporations jointly | The British Medical Association | The Society of Medical Officers of Health | The Royal College of Physicians of London | The Royal College of Surgeons of England | The Royal College of Psychiatrists | Experts in professional education | Other members |
| Speech and Language Therapists | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
(b)after paragraph 7(4B) there were inserted the following sub-paragraph–
“(4C) Of the four members of the Speech and Language Therapists Board appointed in pursuance of the said paragraph (d)–
(a)two shall be members of bodies which represent the interests of employers of speech and language therapists;
(b)one shall be a member of a body which represents the interests of patients of speech and language therapists or of carers of such patients (or of both); and
(c)one shall be an educational psychologist.”; and
(c)in paragraph 8(3), for “(2), (3), (4) or (5)” there were substituted “(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6)”.