The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Disqualifying Decisions and Determinations by Regulatory Bodies) Procedure (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/2765
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These rules may be cited as the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Disqualifying Decisions and Determinations by Regulatory Bodies) Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 and shall come into force on the 16th day of November 2009.

Section 2 Consequential amendments

In the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Disqualifying Decisions and Determinations by Regulatory Bodies) Procedure Rules 2004 :

(1) In rule 2—

(a) in the definition of “The Presenting Officer”, for “and may include solicitor” substitute “and may include a solicitor”; and

(b) in the definition of “practitioner”, for “registered medical practitioner”, substitute “person registered under the Act, whether or not they hold a licence to practise”.

(2) In rules 4(d) and 5(f) and (g), omit “or 44A(4)”.

(3) In rules 5(a)(i) and (ii), for “registration number” substitute “ GMC Reference Number”.