Regulation 6 Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

For regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (additions to existing fund-holding practices), there shall be substituted the following regulation:—

“Additions to existing fund-holding practices

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(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), where a medical practitioner (whether or not he is a member of another fund-holding practice) wishes to become a member of an existing fund-holding practice—

(a)

he and the members of the existing fund-holding practice shall apply to the relevant Regional Health Authority for recognition as a fund-holding practice in accordance with the Application Regulations; but

(b)

regulations 4 and 5(2) of the Application Regulations (time of application and grant of recognition as a fund-holding practice) shall not apply in the case of that application.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a medical practitioner who becomes a partner of a member of a fund-holding practice as a result of the grant of an application made by the medical practitioner to a Family Health Services Authority under regulation 5 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 (application for inclusion in the medical list or to succeed to a vacancy)^f1.

(3)

Where a medical practitioner becomes a partner of a member of a fund-holding practice as a result of the grant of an application mentioned in paragraph (2), he shall, on giving notice in writing to that effect to the relevant Regional Health Authority, be a member of that fund-holding practice notwithstanding that he did not join in the making of an application under regulation 3 of the Application Regulations.”.