The National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) Regulations 1997

Appeal bodies

14.—(1) An appeal under regulation 13 shall be determined by an appeal body appointed by the Secretary of State.

(2) The Secretary of State may appoint—

(a) a separate appeal body to determine each appeal as it arises (in which case he shall appoint it on receipt of the notice of appeal); or

(b) a single appeal body to determine all appeals;

and in the case of an appeal body falling within sub-paragraph (b) he may with effect from a specified date rescind the appointment and appoint a differently constituted appeal body.

(3) An appeal body shall consist of four persons of whom—

(a) one shall be a legally qualified person who shall be appointed to be the Convenor;

(b) one shall be nominated by the Royal College of General Practitioners;

(c) one shall be nominated by the General Medical Services Committee of the British Medical Association; and

(d) one shall be a practitioner of consultant status employed in clinical practice by a National Health Service trust, Health Authority or Special Health Authority which provides substantial facilities for undergraduate or postgraduate clinical training and who is nominated by the Joint Consultants Committee.

(4) Any nomination for the purposes of paragraph (3) may be made either specially or generally.

(5) The Secretary of State shall appoint a person to act as secretary of the appeal body and may appoint such other officers as he considers necessary.