SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 The General Medical Council and its Committees, and the Branch Councils

Part I Constitution of the General Medical Council

Elected members

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1

Elections of elected members shall be conducted in accordance with an electoral scheme under this paragraph providing for the election of members for the following four constituencies, that is to say—

a

England, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man;

b

Wales;

c

Scotland; and

d

Northern Ireland.

F11A

The provision that may be made by an electoral scheme includes provision for any of the constituencies listed in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (d) above to be divided into two or more separate constituencies.

2

An electoral scheme shall be made, with the approval of the Privy Council, by the General Council after consultation with such bodies as appear to the General Council to be representative of medical practitioners.

3

An electoral scheme under sub-paragraph (2) above may be amended by the General Council with the approval of the Privy Council and after consultation with such bodies as are mentioned in that sub-paragraph.

F24

The persons qualified to elect the elected members for any constituency shall be those who, on a date determined in accordance with the electoral scheme—

a

are resident in the constituency for which the election is held;

F4b

are fully registered or provisionally registered; and

c

are holders of licences to practise.

F35

A person shall not be qualified to be elected as an elected member unless he—

F5a

is fully registered or provisionally registered; and

b

holds a licence to practise.

5A

An electoral scheme shall make provision for the disclosure to those qualified to vote at an election of information (including information concerning fitness to practise) relating to a person seeking election.

6

For the purposes of this paragraph, a person shall be taken to be resident at his address in the register.