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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-and-specialist-medical-practice-education-training-and-qualifications-order-2010/schedule-3/paragraph-15",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/234",
  "legislation_title": "The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-and-specialist-medical-practice-education-training-and-qualifications-order-2010",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/15",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Amendment of firefighters' and local government pensions legislation",
  "text": "(1) In the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (2), for “the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003” substitute “ section 55(1) of the Medical Act 1983 ”.\n(2) Those provisions are—\n(a) the definition of “Independent qualified medical practitioner” in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme 1992 contained in Schedule 2 to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Order 1992 (glossary of expressions);\n(b) the definition of “independent qualified medical practitioner” in paragraph 2(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006 (the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (England));\n(c) the definition of “independent qualified medical practitioner” in paragraph 2(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (England) Order 2006 (the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (England) 2006);\n(d) the definition of “independent qualified medical practitioner” in paragraph 2(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Wales) Order 2007 (the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Wales));\n(e) the definition of “independent qualified medical practitioner” in paragraph 2(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (Wales) Order 2007 (the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (Wales) 2007);\n(f) the definition of “independent qualified medical practitioner” in paragraph 2(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 (the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland));\n(g) the definition of “independent qualified medical practitioner” in paragraph 2(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (Scotland) Order 2006 (the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (Scotland) 2006);\n(h) the definition of “Independent qualified medical practitioner” in Part I of Schedule 1 to the Firefighter's Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (glossary of expressions);\n(i) the definition of “independent qualified medical practitioner” in paragraph 2(1) of the Annex to the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland));\n(j) the definition of “qualified medical practitioner” in paragraph 2(1) of Part 1 of the Annex to the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (Northern Ireland));\n(k) the definition of “qualified in occupational health medicine” in regulation 20(14) of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007 (early leavers: ill-health);\n(l) paragraph (a) of the definition of “qualified in occupational health medicine” in regulation 20(7) of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions)(Scotland) Regulations 2008 (early leavers: ill-health);\n(m) paragraph (a) of the definition of “qualified in occupational health medicine” in regulation 20(9) of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (early leavers: ill-health).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I.1992/129. The relevant amending instruments are S.I.2004/1912, 2005/2980 and 2006/1672 and S.S.I.2004/385. The title of the Order and the name of the scheme was changed by S.I.2004/2306 in relation to England and Scotland and by S.I.2004/2918 in relation to Wales."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I.2006/3432."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I.2006/1811."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "S.I.2007/1072."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "S.I.2007/1073."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "S.S.I.2007/199 to which there are amendments which are not relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "S.S.I.2006/338 to which there are amendments which are not relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M8",
      "text": "S.R.2007 No.144"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M9",
      "text": "S.R.2007 No. 215"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M10",
      "text": "S.R.2007 No. 143."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M11",
      "text": "S.I.2007/1166. The relevant amending instrument is S.I.2008/1083."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M12",
      "text": "S.S.I.2008/230."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M13",
      "text": "S.R.2009 No.32."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 15 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/234/schedule/3/paragraph/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:54:03.114462+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}