The General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2015

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2015/1375

2015 No. 1375

Health Care And Associated ProfessionsDoctors

The General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2015

Made 9th June 2015

Laid before Parliament 12th June 2015

Coming into force 1st August 2015

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 9th day of June 2015

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

The General Medical Council has made the General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29A(2) to (4), 29B(1), (2), (3), 29D(1) and (2), 29J(3) and 44C(4) and (5) of the Medical Act 19831.

The General Medical Council has consulted with such bodies of persons representing medical practitioners, and such medical practitioners, as appeared to the General Medical Council requisite to be consulted in accordance with section 29J(5) of that Act.

By virtue of sections 29J(4) and 44C(10) of that Act the Regulations shall not have effect until approved by Order of Privy Council.

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2015 and comes into force on 1st August 2015.

S-2 Privy Council approval

Privy Council approval

2. Their Lordships, having taken these Regulations into consideration, are pleased to and do approve them.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

Article 2

The General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

These Regulations are made by the General Medical Council in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29A(2) to (4), 29B(1), (2) and (3), 29D(1) and (2), 29J(3) and 44C(4) and (5) of the Medical Act 1983.

The General Medical Council has consulted with such bodies of persons representing medical practitioners, and medical practitioners of any such description, as appeared to the General Medical Council requisite to be consulted in accordance with section 29J(5) of that Act.

SCH-1.1

1. Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st August 2015.

SCH-1.2

2. Amendments to the General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) Regulations 2012

(1) The General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) Regulations 20122are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a)

(a) in paragraph (2), after the definition of “the Act” insert—

““appropriate cover” in relation to practice as a medical practitioner, means cover against liabilities that may be incurred in practising as such which is appropriate, having regard to the nature and extent of the risks of practising as such;”; and

(b)

(b) after paragraph (3), add—

SCH-1.4

“4 For the purposes of these Regulations, an indemnity arrangement may comprise—

(a) a policy of insurance;

(b) an arrangement for the purposes of indemnifying a person;

(c) a combination of the two.”.

(3) In regulation 33(grant or refusal of a licence)—

(a)

(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (1A)” substitute “paragraphs (1A) and (1C),”;

(b)

(b) after paragraph (1B), insert—

SCH-1.1C

“1C The Registrar may refuse to grant a licence under paragraph (1) to a medical practitioner who has failed to provide—

(a)...

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