(This note is not part of the Order)
The amendment rules approved by this Order give effect to the provisions brought into force by the Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000 relating to the powers of the General Medical Council (GMC) to consider the applications for restoration to the Register of Medical Practitioners following voluntary erasure from the Register. The rules set out the procedures to be followed by the GMC’s Professional Conduct Committee, Health Committee and Committee on Professional Performance when considering such applications. In addition the amendment rules modify, in a number of respects, the rules of these committees that apply to other types of hearing conducted by the committees. The rules are to be implemented on 1st July 2000.