The General Medical Council (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order of Council 2017

Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 1049

Health Care And Associated Professions

The General Medical Council (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order of Council 2017

Made

31st October 2017

Laid before Parliament

2nd November 2017

Coming into force

30th November 2017

At the Council Chambers, Whitehall, the 31st day of October 2017

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

The General Medical Council has made the General Medical Council (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2016 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2) and 35CC(1) of, and paragraph 1B(4) of Schedule 1 to, and paragraphs 1(1), (2ZA), (2ZB), (2C), (2D) and (4) of Schedule 4 to, the Medical Act 1983(1).

By virtue of section 1(2) of, and paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 4 to, that Act the Rules are not to have effect until approved by order of the Privy Council.

(1)

1983 c.54. Section 1(2) was substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 of S.I 2008/1774. Section 35CC was substituted by article 13 of S.I. 2002/3135 and amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 of S.I. 2008/3131 and articles 4(12) and 22(1) of S.I. 2015/794. Schedule 4 was substituted by S.I. 2002/3135. Paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 4 was amended by article 8(1) of S.I. 2015/794. Paragraph 1B of Schedule 1 was substituted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 1 of S.I 2008/1774. S.I. 2015/794 added the following paragraphs to Schedule 4: paragraphs 1(2ZA), (2ZB), (2C) and (2D). Paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 4 was amended by article 8 of S.I 2015/794. There was no consultation under article paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 4 to the Medical Act 1984 as the amendments were not substantive, consisting of technical and consequential amendments.