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2009 No. 2739

Health Care And Associated Professions

Doctors

The General Medical Council (Licence to Practise) Regulations Order of Council 2009

Made

12th October 2009

Laid before Parliament

16th October 2009

Coming into force

16th November 2009

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall the 12th day of October 2009

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

The General Medical Council has made the General Medical Council (Licence to Practise) Regulations 2009, which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29A, 29E(1), 29J(3) and 41(7) of the Medical Act 1983(1).

By virtue of section 29J(4) of that Act, such Regulations shall not have effect until approved by order of the Privy Council.

Their Lordships, having taken these Regulations into consideration, are pleased to and do approve them.

(1)

1983, c. 54. Sections 29A29E and 29J were inserted by SI 2002/3135, article 10, and section 41 was substituted by article 13 of that statutory instrument. Section 29A has since been amended by SI 2006/1914, article 3, and section 29J was amended by SI 2008/3131, article 16. Section 41 was amended by SI 2006/1914, articles 40 and 50. See also, in relation to the use of powers under section 29A, sections 29B(1), (2) and (3) and 29D. Sections 29B and 29D were inserted by SI 2002/3135, article 10, and section 29B was amended by SI 2006/1914, article 7. Section 29D was amended by SI 2008/3131, Schedule 1, paragraph 11.

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