# The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/291/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2004/regulation-4
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