Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024

Placing of conditions upon licence

90. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 89 (4)(b), the Medical Council may vary, remove or place additional conditions on a Part 5 licence granted under section 89 .

(2) Where the Medical Council proposes to vary, remove or impose additional conditions on a Part 5 licence, the Council shall notify the Part 5 licence holder in writing of the proposal and the notice shall specify—

(a) particulars of the condition which the Medical Council proposes to vary, remove or additionally place on the licence, the subject of the notice concerned,

(b) the reasons for the proposed variation, removal or additional imposition of conditions,

(c) subject to paragraph (d), the date on which, being a date not earlier than 21 days from the date of the notice, the variation, removal or additional imposition of the condition concerned shall apply, and

(d) that no decision shall be finalised until—

(i) the Medical Council has considered any representations made to it, or

(ii) in the case of no representations being made, the expiry of 21 days.

(3) A Part 5 licence holder who receives notice of a proposal under subsection (2) may within 21 days of receipt of such notice, make representations in writing to the Medical Council in respect of the proposal.

(4) Where a notice has been given under subsection (2), the Medical Council shall within 21 days of receipt of representations (if any) consider any representations made to it and shall not issue a final decision until—

(a) it has considered the representations, if any, made by the applicant institution in accordance with the notice, or

(b) the period referred to in subsection (3) has elapsed and no representations are made by the Part 5 licence holder concerned.

(5) Where the Medical Council, having considered within 21 days of such representations, if any, made to it in that behalf by or on behalf of the Part 5 licence holder, decides to vary, remove or impose additional conditions on the licence under this section, it shall notify the Part 5 licence holder in writing of that fact and the notice shall—

(a) specify the particulars of the conditions varied, removed or additionally placed on the licence pursuant to the decision,

(b) state the reasons for the decision, and

(c) state that the applicant may appeal the refusal under section 93 .