SCHEDULE 5Transitional Provisions

Fitness to practise proceedings13

1

The revocation of Part 5 of and Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order does not affect the application of those provisions—

a

in relation to any appeal that is pending before the relevant court immediately before the appointed day; or

b

in any case where, immediately before the appointed day, the period of 28 days within which an appeal could be brought before the relevant court in respect of a decision of the Society or any of its committees has not expired.

2

Part 5 of, and Part 4 of Schedule 2 to, the 2007 Order applies in relation to any decision of the Council that is made by virtue of paragraph 12; and in its application by virtue of this sub-paragraph any references—

a

to the Society, are to be treated as references to the Council;

b

to the Investigating Committee, are to be treated as references to the Investigating Committee established under article 4(6)(a);

c

to the Disciplinary Committee or to the Health Committee, are to be treated as references to the Fitness to Practise Committee established under article 4(6)(b);

d

to the Registrar, are to be treated as references to the Registrar for the purposes of this Order.

3

In this paragraph “the appointed day” means the day appointed for the coming into force of Part 6.