# The National Health Service (Fund-Holding Practices) (General) (Scotland) Regulations 1991, Regulation 4: Withdrawal or death of a member of a fund-holding practice


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a member of a fund-holding practice may withdraw from the practice and if he does so the remaining members of the practice shall continue to be recognised as a fund-holding practice unless and until the members of the practice renounce recognition or the relevant Health Board removes recognition from the practice in accordance with these Regulations.
(2) A member of a fund-holding practice who is a partner of another member of the practice may not withdraw from the fund-holding practice unless he also ceases at the same time to be a partner of that other member.
(3) Where a member of a fund-holding practice dies, the remaining members of the practice shall continue to be recognised as a fund-holding practice unless and until the members of the practice renounce recognition or the relevant Health Board removes recognition from the practice in accordance with these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/573/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-fund-holding-practices-general-scotland-regulations-1991/regulation-4
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