The General Medical Council (Amendments to Miscellaneous Rules and Regulations) Order of Council 2015

Amendment of rule 27

34.—(1) Rule 27 (procedure at an interim orders hearing) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), for “Interim Orders Panel” substitute “Interim Orders Tribunal”.

(3) For paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) No person shall give oral evidence at a hearing unless the Interim Orders Tribunal considers such evidence is necessary to enable it to discharge its functions.”.

(4) In paragraph (3)—

(a) for “Interim Orders Panel” substitute “Interim Orders Tribunal”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph, omit “, after consultation with the Legal Assessor,”.

(5) In paragraph (4)—

(a) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), substitute—

“(a) the Interim Orders Tribunal shall hear and determine any preliminary legal arguments;

(b) the Chair of the Interim Orders Tribunal shall announce that the hearing has commenced and shall—

(i) where the practitioner is present, require the practitioner to confirm his name and the GMC Reference Number,

(ii) where the practitioner is not present, require the representative for the GMC to confirm he practitioner’s name and GMC Reference Number;”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (c), for “Presenting Officer” substitute “representative for the GMC”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (e), for “Interim Orders Panel” substitute “Interim Orders Tribunal”;

(d) for sub-paragraph (f), substitute—

“(f) where the practitioner gives oral evidence, the representative for the GMC and the members of the Interim Orders Tribunal may put questions to him; and”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (g), for “Interim Orders Panel” substitute “Interim Orders Tribunal”.

(6) In paragraph (5), for “Interim Orders Panel” substitute “Interim Orders Tribunal”.

(7) Omit paragraph (6).