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The General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc. Rules) Order of Council 2010
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HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS;PHARMACY
This Order approves Rules of the General Pharmaceutical Council (“the Council”) setting out various matters relating to the procedures to be followed by the Council when considering allegations that the fitness to practise of its registrants is impaired, allegations that a person should be disqualified from inclusion in the register of pharmacy retail business premises kept by the Council and allegations of criminal conduct that the Council is under a duty to investigate.
The General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc. Rules) Order of Council 2010
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rule 2(1)
The General Pharmaceutical Council (Amendment of Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules Order of Council 2016
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rule 6(8)
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para. 13(2)
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para. 13(3)
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para. 15(3)
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rule 24(11A)
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rule 2(1)
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rule 2(2)(a)(ii)
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rule 19(3)(a)
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rule 2(2)(b)(i)
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rule 19(3)(b)
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rule 9(3)(a)(ii)
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rule 20
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rule 31(4)
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rule 21(2)
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rule 31(14)
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rule 21(3)
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rule 32(4)
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rule 22(2)
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rule 32(15)
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rule 22(3)
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rule 32(16)
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rule 22(4)
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rule 32(18)(b)
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rule 22(5)
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rule 34(1)
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rule 23(2)
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rule 34(9A)
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rule 23(3)
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rule 40(2)(b)
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rule 24(2)(a)
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rule 40(2)(c)
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rule 24(2)(b)
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rule 40(2)(d)
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rule 24(2)(c)
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rule 40(3)
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rule 24(3)
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rule 40(4)
The General Pharmaceutical Council (Amendment of Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules Order of Council 2012
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rule 24(4)
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The General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc. Rules) Order of Council 2010
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rule 24(6)
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rule 3(a)
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rule 4(a)
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rule 5(a)
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rule 33(1)(c)
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rule 5(b)
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The General Pharmaceutical Council (Continuing Professional Development and Consequential Amendments) Rules Order of Council 2011
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rule 33(1)(ca)
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rule 3(2)(a)
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rule 3(3)
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rule 16(2)(a)
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rule 3(4)
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rule 17(2)(a)
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rule 3(5)
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rule 39(5)
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rule 3(6)
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rule 3(1)
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rule 3(4)
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rule 16(2)(a)
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rule 3(5)
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rule 1(2)
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rule 17(2)(a)
The General Pharmaceutical Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2021
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The General Pharmaceutical Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2021
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SCHEDULEThe General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc.) Rules 2010
PART 7General
Disposal of allegations without hearings38
1
Where—
a
an allegation has been referred to the Committee by the Investigating Committee;
b
a principal hearing has not yet taken place in the proceedings; and
c
the presenter for either the principal hearing or an interim order hearing that relates to the allegation considers that, on the basis of the evidence available or other information in the possession of the Council, the hearing should not be held,
the presenter must inform the Investigating Committee of their opinion forthwith and of the reasons for their opinion.
2
Upon receipt of the presenter’s opinion, the Investigating Committee must consider the matter and may give a direction that the referral to the Committee (either for a principal or an interim order hearing, or both) is rescinded.
3
The Investigating Committee must not rescind a referral for a principal hearing without first giving the maker of the relevant allegation (if any) a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed rescission.