Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018
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Establishment of review committee, etc. | ||
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15. (1) As soon as may be but, in any event, not later than 3 days from the date on which it receives an application under section 13 (2), the Executive shall establish and convene (or cause to be convened) a committee, the membership of which shall, subject to subsections (2) and (3), be drawn from the review panel to review the relevant decision that is the subject of the application. | ||
(2) A review committee shall consist of— | ||
(a) an obstetrician, and | ||
(b) in the case of— | ||
(i) a review of a relevant decision which relates to the circumstances referred to in section 9 (1), an appropriate medical practitioner, or | ||
(ii) a review of a relevant decision which relates to the circumstances referred to in section 11 (1), a medical practitioner of a relevant specialty. | ||
(3) A medical practitioner shall be disqualified from sitting on the review committee where he or she has previously been consulted by the pregnant woman in relation to the matter that is the subject of the relevant decision to be reviewed by the committee. |