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(1)For the purposes of this Act, “acceptable programme for provisionally registered doctors” means a programme that is for the time being recognised by [F2the General Council] as providing a provisionally registered person with an acceptable foundation for future practice as a fully registered medical practitioner.
(2)In connection with recognising programmes for provisionally registered doctors as mentioned in subsection (1) above, [F3the General Council] may determine—
(a)the duration of a programme for provisionally registered doctorsF4...;
(b)the bodies that may provide, arrange for the provision of or be responsible for programmes for provisionally registered doctors and (where different) the bodies by whom a person is to be employed or engaged while he is participating in a programme for provisionally registered doctors;
(c)the content and standard of programmes for provisionally registered doctors;
(d)activities which a person is, or is not, to engage in as part of or while participating in a programme for provisionally registered doctors;
(e)the arrangements for certification that a person has satisfactorily completed a programme for provisionally registered doctors, including—
(i)determining the bodies that may certify that a person has satisfactorily completed a programme for provisionally registered doctors,
(ii)determining assessment arrangements and the standards required for certification, and
(iii)determining the form of the certificate of experience to be awarded on satisfactory completion of a programme for provisionally registered doctors; and
(f)arrangements for a person with a disability not to be disadvantaged unfairly by the disability when participating in a programme for provisionally registered doctors.
F5(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)Determinations of [F6the General Council] under subsection (2) above shall be published in such manner as they see fit.
(5)Such determinations—
(a)are binding on bodies concerned with programmes for provisionally registered doctors as regards the matters to which they relate; and
(b)accordingly, those bodies must act in accordance with them as regards the matters to which they relate.
F7(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7)For the purpose of—
(a)determining whether any programme for provisionally registered doctors should for the time being be recognised; or
(b)making any determination in connection with a body mentioned in subsection (2),
[F8the General Council] may appoint persons to consider programmes for provisionally registered doctors, to visit the bodies mentioned in subsection (2) and to report to [F8the General Council] on those programmes and those bodies.
(8)If [F9the General Council] have formed the provisional opinion—
(a)that a programme for provisionally registered doctors that has been recognised by them should no longer be recognised by them, they shall notify that opinion in writing to any body, mentioned in subsection (2), that is connected with that programme and shall allow that body a reasonable opportunity to respond before determining whether or not to end their recognition of that programme; or
(b)that a determination under subsection (2)(b) or (e)(i) should be revoked, they shall notify that opinion in writing to the body in respect of whom the determination was made and shall allow that body a reasonable opportunity to respond before determining whether or not to revoke that determination.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 10A inserted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 1.8.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 24
F2Words in s. 10A(1) substituted (1.1.2009) by The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)
F3Words in s. 10A(2) substituted (1.1.2009) by The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(3)(a)
F4Words in s. 10A(2)(a) omitted (1.1.2009) by virtue of The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(3)(b)
F5S. 10A(3) omitted (1.1.2009) by virtue of The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(4)
F6Words in s. 10A(4) substituted (1.1.2009) by The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(5)
F7S. 10A(6) omitted (1.1.2009) by virtue of The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(6)
F8Words in s. 10A(7) substituted (1.1.2009) by The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(7)
F9Words in s. 10A(8) substituted (1.1.2009) by The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3131), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(8)
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