The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003

Procedure of the statutory committees

13.—(1) The Board shall make rules in respect of the statutory committees, and sub-committees of the statutory committees, which shall provide in particular for—

(a) their composition;

(b) the appointment of members to the committees, including persons who are not members of the Board;

(c) subject to the requirements of this Order (and any order made under article 3(11)(b)), their functions;

(d) the quorum at meetings;

(e) the procedure to be followed; and

(f) standards for the attendance and performance of members.

(2) The rules shall, in particular, provide for the chair of a statutory committee to be a medical member of the Board.

(3) In making rules under this paragraph in relation to the appointment of members to the statutory committees and sub-committees of the statutory committees, the Board shall, insofar as it is reasonably practicable, provide for representation on that committee or sub-committee of such of the medical Royal Colleges in the United Kingdom as the Board considers appropriate, having regard to the functions of that committee or sub-committee.