Explanatory note

These Regulations, which come into force on 17th September 1990, make provision in relation to Scotland for general medical practitioners to apply for recognition as fund-holding practices and the grant of recognition by Health Boards or, on appeal, by the Secretary of State.

Regulations 1 and 2 make provision in relation to interpretation for the Regulations and regulation 3 makes general provision in relation to the making of applications for recognition by each member of the practice or group of practitioners concerned. Regulation 4 provides the conditions which must exist for a Health Board to be able to grant recognition, in particular that the practice, or practitioners making application for fundholding purposes, should have a minimum patient list size of 9,000, and makes further provision in relation to partnership applicants.

Regulation 5 makes provision in relation to the determination of applications by Health Boards and for notification of the determinations to be made. Regulation 6 makes provision for appeals to the Secretary of State against refusal of recognition by the Health Board and sets out the arrangements for such appeals.