Regulation 16 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (conditions for obtaining recognition as a fund-holding practice) is amended as follows.

For paragraph 1, substitute—

“1

On the date on which the application is made there are—

(a)

in the case of an application for recognition as a community fund-holding practice, at least 3,000 patients, or

(b)

in the case of an application for recognition as a standard fund-holding practice at least 5,000 patients,

on the lists of patients of the members of the practice or, in the opinion of the Regional Health Authority, it is likely that there will be at least that many patients on those lists on the date on which any recognition would take effect in accordance with regulation 5(2).”.

Paragraph 3 is omitted.