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Paragraph 27 Transfer of responsibility, absences, deputies, assistants and partnersI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

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A doctor shall not engage another doctor as a deputy, or employ one as an assistant, unless the other doctor—

(a)

is suitably experienced within the meaning of Article 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (other than by virtue of being a restricted services principal); or

(b)

has the acquired right specified in regulation 5(1)(d) of the Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994; or

(c)

is a trainee general practitioner acting in the place of and under the supervision of the doctor responsible for his training.

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Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 27 in operation at 6.10.1997, see reg. 1