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The National Health Service (England) (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Amendment Regulations 2002

S.I. 2002/543 · Made 6 March 2002

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

Made 6th March 2002

Laid before Parliament 11th March 2002

Coming into force 1st April 2002

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers conferred by section 11(2)(c) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1997 c. 46. As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under section 11(2) are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of principal Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (England) (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England only.

(3)

In these Regulations the “principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1998f1.

2Amendment of principal Regulations

In regulation 5 of the principal Regulations (persons who may perform personal medical services), in paragraph (2)—

(a)

omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a);

(b)

after sub-paragraph (b) add—

“(c)

a person who has an acquired right to practise as a general medical practitioner under regulation 5(1)(d) of the Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994f1.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Hutton

Minister of State,

Department of Health

6th March 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1998.

Regulation 2 adds a further category to those persons who may perform personal medical services even though they are not suitably experienced within the meaning of sections 31(2) and 32 of the National Health Service Act 1977.