Statutory Instruments
Health Care And Associated Professions
Doctors
Made
9th April 2008
Coming into force
14th May 2008
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 9th day of April 2008
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
This Order in Council is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(2) of the Medical Act 1983(1).
It appears to the Education Committee of the General Medical Council that the standard of proficiency required from candidates at examinations held or to be held for the purpose of granting one or more primary United Kingdom qualifications(2) by the following universities and combinations of universities does or will conform to the prescribed standard of proficiency(3): the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine; a combination of the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex; and a combination of the University of Hull and the University of York.
In accordance with section 8(1) of that Act, the Education Committee has represented to the Privy Council that it is expedient that those examinations should become qualifying examinations for the purposes of Part 2 of that Act.
Accordingly, and giving effect to those representations, Her Majesty is pleased to make the following Order in Council by and with the advice of Her Privy Council.
See section 4(3) of the Medical Act 1983, as amended by section 1 of the Medical Qualifications (Amendment) Act 1991 (c.38), which contains the relevant definition of “primary United Kingdom qualification”.
See section 5(4) of the Medical Act 1983, as amended by S.I. 2006/1914 and 2007/3101, which contains the relevant definition of “the prescribed standard of proficiency”.