The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 1270

Health Care And Associated Professions

Doctors

The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2014

Made

13th May 2014

Laid before Parliament

21st May 2014

Coming into force

25th June 2014

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall the 13th day of May 2014

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

The General Medical Council has made the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendment) Rules 2014 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35CC(1) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2) and (2A), 5A(1), (2), (3), (3A) and 5C(1) of Schedule 4 to, the Medical Act 1983(1).

The General Medical Council has consulted with such bodies of persons representing medical practitioners, and medical practitioners of any description, as appeared to the General Medical Council requisite to be consulted in accordance with paragraph 1(6), 5A(9) and 5C(9) of Schedule 4 to that Act.

By virtue of paragraph 1(7), 5A(9) and 5C(9) of Schedule 4 to that Act such Rules shall not come into force until approved by Order of the Privy Council.

(1)

1983 c.54. Section 35CC was inserted into the Medical Act 1983 by article 13 of the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135); and paragraphs 1 and 5A of Schedule 4 were substituted by article 14 of that Order. Paragraph 1(2A) of Schedule 4 was inserted by article 57(1)(a) of the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1916); and paragraph 5C of Schedule 4 was inserted by article 9(3) of the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) (Knowledge of English) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1101).