# The National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) Amendment Regulations 1995, Regulation 9: Application for change in status of recognised fund-holding practice


After regulation 10 of the principal Regulations (withdrawal or death of a member of a fund-holding practice), insert the following new Regulation—
“Application for change in status of recognised fund-holding practice
10A (1) A community fund-holding practice may apply to become a standard fund-holding practice and a standard fund-holding practice may apply to become a community fund-holding practice.
(2) In this regulation, an application under paragraph (1) is referred to as an “application for change in fund-holding status”.
(3) An application for change in fund-holding status to take effect from 1st April in any year shall be made by 1st July in the preceding year or, in the case of an application from a standard fund-holding practice to become a community fund-holding practice, such later date as the Regional Health Authority may agree.
(4) Regulation 3 (except for paragraph 2A), and regulations 5 and 6 shall apply to an application for change in fund-holding status as they apply to an application for recognition as a fund-holding practice but as if the references in those Regulations—
(a) to an application were references to an application for change in fund-holding status; and
(b) to the grant or refusal of recognition were references to the grant or refusal of an application for change in fund-holding status.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/693/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-fund-holding-practices-amendment-regulations-1995/regulation-9
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