The General Medical Council (Constitution) Amendment Order 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/1630
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the General Medical Council (Constitution) Amendment Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st November 1996 (apart from Article 3 which shall come into force on 31st October 1996).

(2) In this Order, “the Constitution Order ” means the General Medical Council (Constitution) Order 1979 .

Section 2 Amendment of the Constitution Order

(1) The Constitution Order is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2 (constitution of the General Council)—

(a) in paragraph (b), for “35” substitute “25”; and

(b) in paragraph (c), for “13” substitute “25”.

(3) In article 5 (universities and other bodies empowered to choose appointed members), for paragraph (2) substitute—

(2) Each university or other body listed in one of the groups in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order is designated as an appointing body and shall, in combination with each other university or body so listed in that group, choose the number of appointed members listed against that group in column 2 of that Schedule.

(4) For the Schedule, substitute—

UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER BODIES EMPOWERED TO CHOOSE APPOINTED MEMBERS

Section 3 Termination of office of existing appointed members

Subject to article 4(2) of the Constitution Order, appointed members of the General Council holding office on 31st October 1996 shall cease to hold office at the end of that day.