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18.—(1) In this rule, “the 1980 Rules” means the General Medical Council (Fraud or Error in relation to Registration) Rules 1980(1).
(2) Where, before the date on which these Rules come into force, it appeared to the Registrar that—
(a)an entry in the Register had been incorrectly made or fraudulently procured; but
(b)the Registrar had not—
(i)in relation to an allegation that an entry had been incorrectly made, written to the practitioner in accordance with rule 5(1) of the 1980 Rules (procedure where an entry appears to have been incorrectly made but not fraudulently procured), or
(ii)in relation to an allegation that an entry has been fraudulently procured, submitted the matter to the President under rule 7 of the 1980 Rules (procedure where an entry is alleged to have been fraudulently procured),
the matter shall be dealt with as a fraud allegation or an error allegation as appropriate under these Rules.
(3) Where, before the date on which these Rules come into force—
(a)it appeared to the Registrar that an entry in the Register had been incorrectly made or fraudulently procured; and
(b)the Registrar had—
(i)in relation to an allegation that an entry had been incorrectly made, written to the practitioner in accordance with rule 5(1) of the 1980 Rules (procedure where an entry appears to have been incorrectly made but not fraudulently procured), or
(ii)in relation to an allegation that an entry has been fraudulently procured, submitted the matter to the President under rule 7 of the 1980 Rules (procedure where an entry is alleged to have been fraudulently procured),
the matter shall continue to be dealt with in accordance with the 1980 Rules, as if they remained in force.
S.I. 1980/860.
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