2009 No. 2763
The General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2009
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 12th day of October 2009
By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
Whereas, in exercise of their powers under section 31A of the Medical Act 19831 the General Medical Council have made the General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 as set out in the Schedule to this Order;
And whereas by section 31A(2) of that Act such Regulations shall not have effect until approved by order of the Privy Council;
Now, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken these Regulations into consideration, are pleased to, and do hereby approve them.
This Order may be cited as the General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2009 and shall come into force on 16th November 2009.
SCHEDULETHE GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (VOLUNTARY ERASURE AND RESTORATION FOLLOWING VOLUNTARY ERASURE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2009
The General Medical Council, in exercise of their powers under section 31A of the Medical Act 1983, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 16th November 2009.
Consequential amendments2
In the General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) Regulations 20042—
1
In regulation 2:
a
omit the definition of “the Fees Regulations”;
b
for the definition of “lay”, substitute the following: “means a person who is not and never has been provisionally or fully registered, was at no time registered with limited registration and does not hold qualifications which would entitle them to apply for provisional or full registration under the Act”;
c
in the definitions of “medical” and “practitioner”, for “registered medical practitioner”, substitute “person registered under the Act, whether or not they hold a licence to practise”.
2
In regulations 3(2)(a) and 4(2)(a), for “registration number” substitute “GMC Reference Number”.
3
Omit sub-paragraph (h) of regulation 4(2).
4
Omit regulation 7.
Given under the official seal of the General Medical Council this 10th day of September 2009
Peter RubinChairFinlay ScottChief Executive and Registrar(This note is not part of the Order)