UK Statutory Instrument SI 2003/1578 United Kingdom

Health Professions Order 2001 (Legal Assessors) Order of Council 2003

This Order relates to advice given by legal assessors, appointed under article 34 of the Health Professions Order 2001, to the Health Professions Council or a Committee of the Council on questions of law arising at a hearing before the Council or a Committee. It provides that, except in specified …

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Enforced by
HCPC
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art002 At a hearing before— (a) the Investigating Committee in respect... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Legal assessors must give advice in presence of all parties at hearingsStatutory regulator
s.art004 Where advice is given in the absence of the parties... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Legal assessor must disclose advice given in parties' absence and record itStatutory regulator
s.art005 If on any occasion the Council or a Committee do... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Legal assessor must record rejected advice and give copy to partiesStatutory regulator
3 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Citation, commencement and interpretation
s.art003 Where the Council or a Committee— (a) has begun to...
s.art006 Copies of written advice, made for the purposes of article...

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