Regulation 4 Conditions relating solely to medical practitioners

(1)

In the case of a contract to be entered into with a medical practitioner, that practitioner must be a general medical practitioner.

(2)

In the case of a contract to be entered into with two or more individuals practising in partnership—

(a)

at least one partner (who must not be a limited partner) must be a general medical practitioner; and

(b)

any other partner who is a medical practitioner must—

(i)

be a general medical practitioner, or

(ii)

be employed by a Primary Care Trust, a Local Health Board, (in England and Wales and Scotland) an NHS Trust, an NHS foundation trust, (in Scotland) a Health Board or (in Northern Ireland) a Health and Social Services Trust.

(3)

In the case of a contract to be entered into with a company limited by shares—

(a)

at least one share in the company must be legally and beneficially owned by a general medical practitioner; and

(b)

any other share or shares in the company that are legally and beneficially owned by a medical practitioner must be so owned by—

(i)

a general medical practitioner, or

(ii)

a medical practitioner who is employed by a Primary Care Trust, a Local Health Board, (in England and Wales and Scotland) an NHS Trust, an NHS foundation trust, (in Scotland) a Health Board or (in Northern Ireland) a Health and Social Services Trust.