32(1)Section 13F of the 1989 Act (powers of the Fitness to Practise Committee) is amended as follows.
(2)In the heading for “Fitness to Practise Committee” substitute “Adjudicator”.
(3)In subsection (1) for “Fitness to Practise Committee” substitute “Adjudicator”.
(4)In subsection (2)—
(a)for “Fitness to Practise Committee find” substitute “Adjudicator finds”, and
(b)for “they may if they think” substitute “the Adjudicator may if it thinks”.
(5)In subsection (3)(c)—
(a)for “Committee see” substitute “Adjudicator sees”, and
(b)for “his or its interests” substitute “the registrant’s interests”.
(6)In subsection (4)—
(a)for “Fitness to Practise Committee find” substitute “Adjudicator finds”,
(b)for “Committee may” substitute “Adjudicator may”, and
(c)in paragraph (c)—
(i)for “Committee see” substitute “Adjudicator sees”, and
(ii)for “his interests” substitute “the registrant’s interests”.
(7)In subsection (5)—
(a)for “Fitness to Practise Committee find” substitute “Adjudicator finds”, and
(b)for “they” substitute “the Adjudicator”.
(8)In subsection (6) for “Fitness to Practise Committee have” substitute “Adjudicator has”.
(9)In subsection (7)—
(a)for “Fitness to Practise Committee may, if they think” substitute “Adjudicator may (whether or not of its own motion), if it thinks”,
(b)in paragraph (c)—
(i)for “Committee think” substitute “Adjudicator thinks”, and
(ii)for “his or its interests” substitute “the registrant’s interests”, and
(c)for “Committee shall” substitute “Adjudicator shall”.
(10)In subsection (8)—
(a)in paragraph (a) for “Fitness to Practise Committee find” substitute “Adjudicator finds”, and
(b)for “they” substitute “the Adjudicator”.
(11)In subsection (10)—
(a)for “Fitness to Practise Committee have” substitute “Adjudicator has”,
(b)for “Fitness to Practise Committee must” substitute “Adjudicator must”, and
(c)in paragraph (a) for “them” substitute “the Adjudicator”.
(12)In subsection (11)—
(a)for “Fitness to Practise Committee” substitute “Adjudicator”, and
(b)in paragraph (c)—
(i)for “Committee see” substitute “Adjudicator sees”, and
(ii)for “his or its interests” substitute “the registrant’s interests”.
(13)In subsection (13)—
(a)for the words from “Fitness to Practise Committee” to “they think” substitute “Adjudicator may (whether or not of its own motion), if it thinks”, and
(b)for “Committee must” substitute “Adjudicator must”.