{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-1997/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-1997/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1888",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment to regulation A2—interpretation",
  "text": "(1) After the definition of “the previous regulations” in regulation A2 insert the following definition—\n““the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;”.\n(2) In the definition of “employing authority”—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (c) delete “and” where it last appears;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (d) after “scheme” delete “;” and insert “, and”;\n(c) after sub-paragraph (d) insert the following sub-paragraph—\n“(e) a registered medical practitioner whose name is included in a list kept pursuant to regulations made under section 29 of the 1977 Act, working either as a sole practitioner, or a group of such practitioners acting jointly, whether or not practising in a partnership, in respect of the employment of practice staff;”.\n(3) After the definition of “personal pension scheme” insert the following definition—\n““practice staff” means persons (other than assistants, associates or trainee practitioners) employed by a registered medical practitioner whose name is included in a list kept pursuant to regulations made under section 29 of the 1977 Act, working as a sole practitioner, or by a group of such practitioners acting jointly, whether or not practising in a partnership, to assist with the provision of general medical services in accordance with arrangements made under section 29 of the 1977 Act;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1888/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:59:46.432102+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}