13(1)Section 41A of the 1983 Act (interim orders) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “an Interim Orders Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel are” substitute “the Adjudicator is”,
(b)for “Panel may” substitute “Adjudicator may”, and
(c)in paragraph (b) for “Panel think” substitute “Adjudicator thinks”.
(3)In subsection (2)—
(a)for “an Interim Orders Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel have” substitute “the Adjudicator has”, and
(b)for “an Interim Orders Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel—” substitute “the Adjudicator—”.
(4)In subsection (3) for “an Interim Orders Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel” substitute “the Adjudicator”.
(5)In subsection (4)—
(a)for “any Panel” substitute “the Adjudicator”,
(b)for “before the Panel” substitute “before the Adjudicator”, and
(c)omit the words from “; and for the purposes” to the end.
(6)In subsection (6) for “an Interim Orders Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel” substitute “the Adjudicator”.
(7)In subsection (9) for “an Interim Orders Panel or a Fitness to Practise Panel” (in both places) substitute “the Adjudicator”.