1996 No. 1630
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1(2) of, and paragraphs 3(1) and (3) and 5 of Schedule 1 to, the Medical Act 1983, and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, in pursuance of a representation made to Her Privy Council by the General Medical Council, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
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Citation, commencement and interpretationCitation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the General Medical Council (Constitution) Amendment Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st November 1996 (apart from Article 3 which shall come into force on 31st October 1996).
(2) In this Order, “the Constitution Order” means the General Medical Council (Constitution) Order 1979.
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Amendment of the Constitution OrderAmendment of the Constitution Order
2.—(1) The Constitution Order is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2 (constitution of the General Council)—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (b), for “35” substitute “25”; and
(b)
(b) in paragraph (c), for “13” substitute “25”.
(3) In article 5 (universities and other bodies empowered to choose appointed members), for paragraph (2) substitute—
“2 Each university or other body listed in one of the groups in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order is designated as an appointing body and shall, in combination with each other university or body so listed in that group, choose the number of appointed members listed against that group in column 2 of that Schedule.”.
(4) For the Schedule, substitute—
“SCHEDULE
Article 5.
UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER BODIES EMPOWERED TO CHOOSE APPOINTED MEMBERS
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Appointing Bodies |
Number of Members to be Appointed |
Group 1 |
15 |
University of Aberdeen |
The Queen’s University of Belfast |
University of Birmingham |
University of Bristol |
University of Cambridge |
University of Dundee |
University of Edinburgh |
University of Glasgow |
University of Leeds |
University of Leicester |
University of Liverpool |
University of London |
University of Manchester |
University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
University of Nottingham |
University of Oxford |
University of Sheffield |
University of Southampton |
University of Wales |
Society of Apothecaries of London |
Group 2 |
10 |
Royal College of Anaesthetists |
Royal College of General Practitioners |
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
Royal College of Ophthalmologists |
Royal College of Pathologists |
Royal... |
