Regulation 6 Amendment of regulation 20 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 20 of the principal Regulations (payment of salaries), before paragraph (1) insert–

“(A1)

This regulation does not apply to the members of a standard fund-holding practice or primary care purchasing practice who perform personal medical services under a pilot scheme which makes provision for the cost (however calculated) of payments to staff to be included in the consideration payable under the pilot scheme to the provider, and references in this regulation to “fund-holding practice” shall be construed accordingly.”.