The General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/1272
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2014 and comes into force on 25th June 2014.

Section 2 Privy Council approval

Their Lordships, having taken these Regulations into consideration, are pleased to, and do approve them.

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 25th June 2014.

Section 2 Amendments to the General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) Regulations 2004

(1) The General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5 (restoration procedure where fitness to practise issues arise)—

(a) after paragraph (2), insert—

(2A) The Registrar may apply rule 23(1)(b) and (c) of Part 6 of the Fitness to Practise Rules as is in the Registrar’s opinion appropriate to the consideration of the restoration application under paragraph (3) as if the application for restoration were made under that rule.

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a)(i), omit “and”,

(ii) after sub-paragraph (a)(ii), insert—

(iii) any information, documents or evidence obtained by virtue of paragraph (2A); and