Amendment of section 40
8. In section 40(1) (appeals)—
(a)in subsection (1), after paragraph (c) there shall be added—
“; or
(d)a decision of the Professional Conduct Committee under section 41(6) giving a direction that the right to make further applications under that section shall be suspended indefinitely; or
(e)a decision of the General Council under section 45(6) giving a direction that the right to make further applications under that section shall be suspended indefinitely.”;
(b)in subsection (3), for “or 39(2)” there shall be substituted, “, 39(2), 41(7) or 45(7)”;
(c)in subsection (4), the word “or” after paragraph (b) shall be omitted and after paragraph (c) there shall be added the following paragraphs—
“(d)of the Professional Conduct Committee under section 41(6); or
(e)of the General Council under section 45(6),”.
Section 40 was amended by the Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995, Schedule, para. 8.