The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (Transitory Provisions) Order of Council 2003

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(a) in rule 2(1) - 


(i) for the definition of "lay member of the Council" substitute the following definition - 



"lay person" means a person who is neither fully registered nor a holder of any qualification registrable under the Act;",



(ii) omit the definition of "medical member of the Council", and

(iii) in the definition of "medical screener" for the words "medical member of the Council" substitute the words "registered medical practitioner";



(b) in rule 4 - 



(i) in paragraph (1) - 


(aa) in sub-paragraph (b), for the words "medical member of the Council" substitute the word "person", and

(bb) for the words "such member" substitute the words "that screener or person",



(ii) for paragraph (2) substitute - 

    " (2) The Council shall appoint one or more registered medical practitioners to act as medical screeners for the purposes of these Rules.", and

(iii) for paragraphs (5) and (6) substitute - 

    " (5) The Council shall also appoint lay persons to advise any medical screener for the purposes of rule 6(3A)."; and

(c) in rule 6(3A), for the words "lay member", at each place where they occur, substitute the words "lay person".

Transitory provisions relating to the General Medical Council Health Committee (Procedure) Rules 1987
     3. On and after the coming into force of article 4(2) of the principal Order (which relates to the reduction in the membership of the General Medical Council to no more than 35 members) and until the transitional provisions set out in Schedule 2 to the principal Order that require cases to be dealt with under the General Medical Council Health Committee (Procedure) Rules 1987[3] are spent, those Rules are modified as follows - 

(a) in the definition of "the President" in rule 2(1), for the word "member" substitute the word "person"; and

(b) in rule 5 - 


(i) in paragraph (2), for the words "member of the Council nominated by him" substitute the words "person being a registered medical practitioner",

(ii) for paragraph (3) substitute - 

    " (3) The Council may appoint one or more other registered medical practitioners to undertake or assist in the initial consideration of cases under this Part of these Rules on behalf of the President or other person appointed under paragraph (2).", and

(iii) in paragraph (4), for the words "member of the Council" substitute the word "person".

Transitory provisions relating to the General Medical Council (Professional Performance) Rules 1997
     4. On and after the coming into force of article 4(2) of the principal Order (which relates to the reduction in the membership of the General Medical Council to no more than 35 members) and until the transitional provisions set out in Schedule 2 to the principal Order that require cases to be dealt with under the General Medical Council (Professional Performance) Rules 1997[4] are spent, those Rules are modified as follows - 

(a) in rule 2(1), for the definitions of "lay advisor", "lay person" and "lay screener" substitute, respectively, the following definitions - 

"lay adviser" means a lay person appointed by the Council in accordance with rule 3(3)(c);";

"lay person" means a person who is neither fully registered nor a holder of any qualification registrable under the Act;"; and

"lay screener" means a lay person appointed by the Council in accordance with rule 3(3)(b);"; and

(b) in rule 3 - 


(i) in paragraph (1), for the words "a member of the Council" substitute the words "a doctor",

(ii) omit paragraph (2), and

(iii) in paragraph (3), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute - 


" (a) a list of doctors appointed in accordance with paragraph (1);

(b) a list of lay screeners appointed by the Council for the purposes of rule 5(6), (7) and (8) and rule 6(8); and

(c) a list of lay advisers appointed by the Council for the purposes of rule 17(6), (7) (8) and (9) and rule 26(2).".

A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council

[2] Appended to S.I. 1988/2255; amended by S.I. 1989/656, 1990/1587, 1994/3298, 1996/1218, 1997/1529, 2000/2034 and 2051, 2002/2572 and 2003/1343.back

[3] Appended to S.I. 1987/2174; amended by S.I. 1996/1219, 1997/1529, 2000/2034 and 2051, 2002/2572 and 2003/1343.back

[4] Scheduled to S.I. 1997/1529; amended by S.I. 2000/2034 and 2051, 2001/3730, 2002/2572 and 2003/1343.back