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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Adjudication functions under Medical Act 1983 and Opticians Act 1989

Part 2Amendments of Opticians Act 1989

38(1)Section 13L of the 1989 Act (interim orders) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)for “Fitness to Practise Committee are” substitute “Adjudicator is”, and

(b)for “the Committee” substitute “the Adjudicator”.

(3)In subsection (2)(b) for “Committee think” substitute “Adjudicator thinks”.

(4)In subsection (3)—

(a)for “Fitness to Practise Committee make” substitute “Adjudicator makes”, and

(b)for “the Committee” substitute “the Adjudicator”.

(5)In subsections (4) and (6) for “Fitness to Practise Committee” substitute “Adjudicator”.

(6)In subsection (9) for “Fitness to Practise Committee” (in both places) substitute “Adjudicator”.

(7)In subsection (11)—

(a)for “Fitness to Practise Committee” substitute “Adjudicator”,

(b)for “the Committee” substitute “the Adjudicator”, and

(c)omit “and rules made under section 23C below”.