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The National Health Service Act 1977 (Composition of Medical Practices Committee) Modification Order 1994

S.I. 1994/545 · Made 4 March 1994

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 4th March 1994

Laid before Parliament 7th March 1994

Coming into force 1st April 1994

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on her by section 7(1A) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1 hereby makes the following Order:—

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Footnotes

f1

1977 c. 49. Subsection (1A) was inserted into section 7 by section 22(3) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Modification of section 7(1)(b) of the National Health Service Act 1977
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Act 1977 (Composition of Medical Practices Committee) Modification Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

2Modification of section 7(1)(b) of the National Health Service Act 1977

In section 7(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977 (composition of Medical Practices Committee) paragraph (b) shall be modifiedf1 by substituting “five of the” for “the chairman and five of the other”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Brian Mawhinney

Minister of State,

Department of Health

4th March 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order further modifies section 7(1)(b) of the National Health Service Act 1977. Section 7(1) specifies the composition of the Medical Practices Committee. The Committee exercises functions under Part II of that Act in connection with the distribution of registered medical practitioners providing general medical services pursuant to that Part. This Order removes the requirement that the chairman of the Committee be a registered medical practitioner.