Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020

Amendment of section 61 of Act of 2007

115. Section 61 of the Act of 2007 is amended—

(a) In subsection (1), by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraph (b):

“(b) the complaint should be referred to another body or authority,

(ba) the medical practitioner the subject of the complaint should be referred to a professional competence scheme, or”,

and

(b) in subsection (2) —

(i) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “complaint” for “complainant”, and

(ii) in paragraph (c), by the insertion of “medical practitioner the subject of the” after “refer the”.