201. Constitution, functions and powers.

The General Medical Council¹ is a body corporate having the functions assigned to it by the Medical Act 1983². It is within its capacity as a corporation to do such things and enter into such transactions as are in its opinion incidental to or conducive to the performance of its functions, including the borrowing of money³. The over-arching objective of the Council in exercising its functions is the protection of the public⁴. The pursuit by the Council of its over-arching objective involves the pursuit of the following objectives: (1) to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well-being