# General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Paragraph 25: Transfer of responsibility, absences, deputies, assistants and partners

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) A doctor shall inform the Board of the arrangements for the engagement of a deputy on a regular basis unless the deputy—
(a) is an assistant of the doctor, or is a doctor whose name is included in the medical list; and
(b) is to carry out the arrangements at the doctor’s premises.
(2) Where the doctor proposes to be absent from his practice for more than 14 days, he shall inform the Board of the name of any doctor responsible for his practice during his absence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/380/schedule/2/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-25
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