Paragraph 2

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch.2, paras.1.2 rev. (saving) by National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) 1999 regs.26(2), 29(4)
Sch.2, para.5 amended by National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) 1999 reg 26(3)
Sch.2, para.15 amended by National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) 1999 reg 26(4)
Sch.2, paras.16,17 added by National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) 1999 reg 26(5)
Sch.2, paras.1,2 rev.in pt. by National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) 1997 reg.17(3)
Sch.2, head. rev.in pt. by National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) 1997 reg.17(2)
Sch.2, para.15 added by National Health Service (Fund-holding Amendment Regulations 1998 Practices) reg.8

For the first year following 1st April on which recognition as a fund-holding practice took effect in accordance with regulation 5(2), there are, in the case of a community fund-holding practice, at least 3,000 patients or in the case of a standard fund-holding practice, at least 5,000 patients, on the lists of patients of the members of the practice.