# The National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Fund-holding Practices) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (“the principal Regulations”), which provide for the recognition and operation of fund-holding practices.
Regulations 2 to 8 amend the principal Regulations to take account of the enactment of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997.
Regulations 9 to 15 make miscellaneous amendments to the principal Regulations. Regulation 10 removes the right of a primary care purchasing practice to apply to become a standard fund-holding practice and regulation 11 permits mid-year exits from fund-holding status. Regulation 14 makes further provision with regard to savings from the allotted sum. Regulation 15 amends Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations to provide for a minimum period of preparation of 12 months as a condition of obtaining recognition as a fund-holding practice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/658/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-fund-holding-practices-scotland-amendment-regulations-1998/note
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