SCHEDULETHE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (RESTORATION FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE ERASURE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2009

The General Medical Council, in exercise of their powers under section 31(1), 31(8) and 31(9) of the Medical Act 1983, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the General Medical Council (Restoration following Administrative Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, and shall come into force on 16th November 2009.

Consequential amendments2

In the General Medical Council (Restoration following Administrative Erasure) Regulations 20042—

1

In regulation 2—

a

for the definition of “the Fees Regulations”, substitute the following: “The General Medical Council Registration Fees Regulations 2009”3;

b

for the definition of “lay”, substitute the following: “means a person who is not and never has been provisionally or fully registered, was at no time registered with limited registration and does not hold qualifications which would entitle them to apply for provisional or full registration under the Act”;

c

for “registered medical practitioner”, substitute “person registered under the Act, whether or not they hold a licence to practise”.

2

In regulation 3(2)(a), for “registration number”, substitute “GMC Reference Number”.

3

In rules 3(2)(h), 6(3)(a) and 6(3)(d)(i), for “regulation 14” substitute “regulation 9”.