The General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) (Amendment) Rules 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/1861
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Rules may be cited as the General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) (Amendment) Rules 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997.

(2) In these Rules:–

(a) “the 1980 Rules ” means the General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) Rules 1980 ; and

(b) unless the context otherwise requires, a rule referred to by number alone means the rule so numbered in the 1980 Rules.

Section 2 Amendments to the 1980 Rules

In rule 1(2), after the words “the Professional Conduct Committee,”, there shall be inserted the words “the Assessment Referral Committee, the Committee on Professional Performance,”.

Section 3 Amendments to the 1980 Rules

In rules 4 and 5, after the words “the Professional Conduct Committee” where they appear in each rule, there shall be inserted the words “, the Assessment Referral Committee, the Committee on Professional Performance”.