2012 No. 2685

Health Care And Associated ProfessionsDoctors

The General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) Regulations Order of Council 2012

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall the 20th day of October 2012

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

The General Medical Council has made the General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) Regulations 2012 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29A(2) to (4), 29B(1), (2) and (3), 29D(1), (1A) and (2), 29E(1) to (2A), 29J(1) and (3), and 41(7) of the Medical Act 19831.

In accordance with section 29J(5) of that Act, the General Medical Council has consulted with such bodies of persons representing medical practitioners, and such medical practitioners, as appeared to the General Medical Council requisite to be consulted.

By virtue of section 29J(4) of that Act, these Regulations are not to have effect until approved by order of the Privy Council.