The General Medical Council Professional Conduct Committee (EC Practitioners) (Procedure) Rules Order of Council 1989

Cases relating to disqualification

3.  Where information in writing from a person acting in a public capacity or a complaint supported by a statutory declaration or affidavit is received by the Registrar, from which it appears to him that a disqualifying decision was in force in respect of a registered EC practitioner at the time when he was registered by virtue of section 3(b) of the Act, and that that practitioner has been so registered for a period of not less than one month throughout which period the said decision has had effect but is no longer in force, the Registrar shall write to the practitioner,

(i) informing him of the particulars of the information or complaint received;

(ii) inviting him to submit within 28 days of the date of despatch of the letter any observations which he may wish to offer;

(iii) enclosing copies of these rules and of the principal rules and, where a complaint has been received, of the statutory declaration or affidavit furnished in support thereof; and

(iv) advising him that an inquiry may be held into the matter by the Professional Conduct Committee.