# Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, Article 57B: Persons eligible to enter into general medical services contracts

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Department may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, enter into a general medical services contract with—
(a) a medical practitioner;
(b) two or more individuals practising in partnership where the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied; or
(c) a company limited by shares where the conditions in paragraph (3) are satisfied.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(b) in relation to a partnership are that—
(a) at least one partner is a medical practitioner; and
(b) any partner who is not a medical practitioner is either—
(i) an HSC employee;
(ii) an Article 15B employee, a section 28C employee or a section 17C employee;
(iii) a health care professional who is engaged in the provision of services under this Order; or
(iv) an individual falling within Article 15C(1)(b)(iii).
(3) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(c) in relation to a company are that—
(a) at least one share in the company is legally and beneficially owned by a medical practitioner; and
(b) any share which is not so owned is legally and beneficially owned by a person referred to in paragraph (2)(b)(i) to (iv).
(4) Regulations may make provision as to the effect, in relation to a general medical services contract entered into by individuals practising in partnership, of a change in the membership of the partnership.
(5) In this Article—
“health care professional” has the same meaning as in Article 15C;
“ HSC employee”, “Article 15B employee”, “section 28C employee” and “section 17C employee” have the same meaning as in Article 15C.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1972/1265/article/57B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1972/article-57B
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