Part I Tribunals
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (1971 c 38) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 3 Tribunals, Advisory Bodies and Professional Panels

Section 16

Part I Tribunals

Membership

1

(1)     A tribunal shall consist of five persons of whom—

(a)     one shall be

[[(i)     a person who satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis;]

(ii)     an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least [5] years' standing; or

(iii)     a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or [solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland] of at least [5] years' standing,]

appointed by the Lord Chancellor to be the chairman of the tribunal; and

(b)     the other four shall be persons appointed by the Secretary of State from among members of the respondent's profession nominated for the purposes of this Schedule by any of the relevant bodies mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below.

(2)     The relevant bodies aforesaid are—

(a)     where the respondent is a doctor, the General Medical Council, the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh, the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England and Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal Medico-Psychological Association and the British Medical Association;

(b)

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individuals

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individualsThe Sentencing Council (SC) has produced sentencing guidelines for fraud offences under the Fraud Act 2006 (fraud by false representation, fraud by failing to disclose information and fraud by abuse of position), false accounting under section 17 of

LEXISNEXIS

False imprisonment

False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made against a public body that exercises detention powers, usually a local police force, the Secretary of State for the Home Department or the Secretary

LEXISNEXIS

Medco

MedcoSTOP PRESS: A new RTA small claims protocol for whiplash claims comes into effect for accidents occurring on or after 31 May 2021. The small claims track limit for personal injury claims arising from an RTA is increased to £5000 in respect of general damages for pain, suffering and loss of

LEXISNEXIS

Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

Forming enforceable contracts—considerationThis Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in determining whether a contract is enforceable.A promise will only be capable of being contractually enforced if it is either made in a deed or made in