{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-2015/schedule-8/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-2015/schedule-8/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2015/94",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-2015",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Medical practitioner",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies if a member (M)—\n(a) is a medical practitioner or a non-GP provider; and\n(b) is not in receipt of salary, wages, fees or other regular payments in respect of M's employment as mentioned in column 3 of the Table in regulation 27(1).\n(2) M's practitioner income is—\n(a) the sum of the amounts described in Cases 1 to 4; minus\n(b) an amount on account of practice expenses.\nCASE 1\nIncome derived by M from each of the following—\n(a) a GMS contract;\n(b) a Section 17C Agreement;\n(c) an HBPMS contract;\n(d) payments to, a practitioner who is a GMS practice, a Section 17C Agreement practice or an HBPMS contractor in respect of the performance of—\n(i) certification services;\n(ii) commissioned services; or\n(iii) collaborative services;\n(e) engagement by a Health Board to assist in the provision of primary medical services under section 2C(2) (functions of health boards: primary medical services) of the 1978 Act;\n(f) the provision of locum services;\n(g) payments made to M by an employing authority in respect of M's provision of—\n(i) primary dental services;\n(ii) general ophthalmic services;\n(iii) pharmaceutical services,\n(h) practice-based work carried out in educating or training, or organizing the education or training, of medical students or practitioners;\n(i) other fees and allowances as approved by the Scottish Ministers and detailed in the Statement of Financial Entitlement issued by them under the GMS Contracts Regulations.\nCASE 2\nCharges collected from patients in respect of services mentioned in paragraph (d) of case 1 which M is authorised by or under an enactment to retain.\nCASE 3\nSums paid to M out of a fund determined by reference to the number of beds in a hospital.\nCASE 4\nAllowances and other sums paid in respect of Board and advisory work.\nThis does not include payments made to cover expenses.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in sch. 8 para. 2(2) substituted (1.4.2018) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/66), reg. 1, sch. 10 para. 10(2) (with reg. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/94/schedule/8/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:30:41.764515+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."
}