Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015 (Commencement No.1 and Transitory Provisions) Order of Council 2015.

(2) In this Order, “the 2015 Order” means the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015.

Appointed days

2. 3rd August 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following articles of the 2015 Order—

(a) 2(4);

(b) 3(3);

(c) 4(3), (4), (5) and (12);

(d) 7;

(e) 8(2), (5) and (6);

(f) 9(1);

(g) 10(1)(b), (2), (3) (but only in so far as it relates to paragraphs (2ZC) to (2ZE) of Schedule 4 to the Medical Act 1983) and (4);

(h) 11(1), (2), (3), (4), (5)(b), (6), (7) and (8)(a);

(i) 12(1), (2) and (9);

(j) 13(4);

(k) 14 but only in so far as it enables the General Council to make rules under paragraph 7A(4), (6), (9) and (10) of Schedule 4 to the Medical Act 1983;

(l) 21 (except paragraph (10));

(m) 22(1).

Transitory

3. Until paragraphs (1) and (2) of article 3 of the 2015 Order come into force—

(a) the references to a Medical Practitioners Tribunal in articles 4(3), 7 and 12(9) of that Order are to be read as references to a Fitness to Practise Panel;

(b) the references to an Interim Orders Tribunal in articles 4(3) and 7 of that Order are to be read as references to an Interim Orders Panel.