15(1)Subject to any provision made by or under this Act, the General Council shall have power to do anything which is calculated to facilitate the discharge of its functions or which is incidental or conducive to the discharge of its functions.U.K.
(2)The General Council shall, in particular, have power—
(a)to borrow;
(b)to appoint such staff as it may determine;
(c)to pay its staff such salaries as it may determine;
(d)to pay its staff, and the members of its committees and any of their sub-committees, such allowances and expenses as it may determine;
(e)to make such provision for the payment of such pensions, allowances or gratuities, or such contributions or payments towards provision for such pensions, allowances or gratuities, to or in respect of its staff as it may determine;
[F1(ee)to pay its members such allowances and expenses as it may determine;]
(f)to establish such sub-committees of any of its committees as it may determine;
(g)subject to any provision made by or under this Act, to regulate the procedure of any of its committees or their sub-committees;
(h)to abolish any of its committees, other than a statutory committee, or any sub-committee of any of its committees;
(i)to delegate to any of its committees any functions of the General Council other than any power to make rules.
[F2(2A)Standing orders of the General Council may make provision with regard to the provisional suspension of a member of the General Council from office, pending the taking of a decision about the suspension or removal from office of the member in accordance with the provisions of an order under section 1(4). ]
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(5)Subject to any provision made by or under this Act, the General Council may regulate its own procedure.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. Pt. I para. 15(2)(ee) inserted (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 17, s. 42, Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(4)
F2Sch. para. 15(2A) inserted (9.7.2008 for specified purposes, 1.4.2009 in so far as not already in force) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 9(3)(a); S.I. 2008/3150, art. 3(b)(i)
F3Sch. paras. 15(3)(4) omitted (9.7.2008 for specified purposes, 1.4.2009 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1774), art. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 9(3)(b); S.I. 2008/3150, art. 3(b)(i)