The Health and Care Professions (Public Health Specialists and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2015 No.

Article 4(4)

SCHEDULE 2 Amendments to the Health Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules Order of Council 2003

1.  The Health Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules Order of Council 2003(1) is amended as follows.

2.  For the title to the Order, substitute “The Health and Care Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules Order of Council 2003”.

3.  In the citation paragraph, for “the Health Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules Order of Council 2003” substitute “the Health and Care Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules Order of Council 2003”.

4.  In the heading to the Schedule to the Order, for “The Health Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules 2003” substitute “The Health and Care Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules 2003”.

5.  In rule 9 (consideration by Appeal Panel)-

(a) in paragraph (3), omit sub-paragraph (c);

(b) in paragraph (4)-

(i) for “Council” substitute “Panel”, and

(ii) for “paragraphs (3)(b)(i) and (ii)” substitute “paragraph (3)(a) and (b)”;

(c) in paragraph (7), omit “other than the Chair”;

(d) in paragraph (8), omit “the Council or” (twice).

(1)

S.I. 2003/1579 as amended by S.I. 2009/1355 and S.I. 2012/1479.