The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 No. 3131

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2 Amendments to the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003

Amendment of article 14

20.  In article 14(1) (specialists eligible for entry in the Specialist Register), after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) A person is also an eligible specialist for the purposes of article 13(2)(b) if—

(a) he is a person to whom the scheme under article 15B applies; and

(b) it would be appropriate, in accordance with that scheme, for the person’s name to be included in the Specialist Register.”.

New article 15B

21.  After article 15A(2) insert—

“Scheme for registration of persons who were consultants before 1997

15B.— (1) This article has effect for the purposes of article 14(3A).

(2) The GMC shall publish a scheme for the inclusion in the Specialist Register of persons who, immediately before 1st January 1997, were consultants in a medical specialty in either the National Health Service or the armed forces.

(3) The scheme shall make provision—

(a) as to the criteria to be considered in determining whether to include a person’s name in the register; and

(b) excluding any person whose name has been removed from the Specialist Register under regulations made by virtue of section 29B(2A) of the Medical Act 1983 (grant, refusal and withdrawal of licences to practise).

(4) In paragraph (2), “armed forces” means the naval, military or air forces of the Crown and includes the reserve forces within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996(3).”.

(1)

Article 14 was amended by S.I. 2007/3101.

(2)

Article 15A was inserted by S.I. 2007/3101.

(3)

1996 c.14.