Regulation 7 Additions to existing fund-holding practices

Where a medical practitioner (whether or not he is a member of another fund-holding practice) wishes to become a member of an existing fund-holding practice then, except in the circumstances specified in paragraph (2), he and the members of the existing fund-holding practice shall apply to the relevant Health Board for recognition as a fund-holding practice in accordance with regulation 2.

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a medical practitioner who becomes a partner of a member of a fund-holding practice whether in succession to another medical practitioner who has died or has left the practice, or otherwise as a result of the grant of an application made by the medical practitioner to a Health Board under section 20(1) of the Act^f1 to be included in the list of names of medical practitioners undertaking to provide general medical services in the area of such a Board and that application has been granted.

A medical practitioner who becomes a partner of a member of a fund-holding practice in the circumstances described in paragraph (2) shall, as from the date on which he becomes such a partner be a member of that fund-holding practice notwithstanding that he did not participate in the making of an application under regulation 2.

Where a person becomes a member of a fund-holding practice and paragraph (2) applies, the practice shall forthwith give written notice to the relevant Health Board of the fact, the date on which he became a partner, the name of the new member and shall send to that Board a copy of any Agreement entered into with the new member for the purposes of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1.