# The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013, Regulation 17A: National disqualification


Where the First-tier Tribunal imposes a national disqualification from a performers list on a Practitioner under section 159 of the National Health Service Act 2006—
(a) the reference in section 159(8)(a) of that Act to a period of two years is to be treated as a reference to a period of five years if the Tribunal is of the opinion that the criminal or professional conduct of the Practitioner is such that there is no realistic prospect of a review being successful if held within that period of two years;
(b) the reference in section 159(8)(b) of the Act to a period of one year is to be treated as a reference to a period of three years if the Tribunal is of the opinion that the criminal or professional conduct of the Practitioner is such that there is no realistic prospect of a further review being successful if held within that period of one year;
(c) the references in section 159(8)(a) and (b) of the Act to periods of two years and one year are each to be treated as references to a period of one day, if—
(i) a criminal conviction considered by the Tribunal in reaching a decision to impose the national disqualification has been quashed or the penalty reduced on appeal; or
(ii) the decision of a licensing, regulatory or other body considered by the Tribunal in reaching a decision to impose the national disqualification has been quashed or the penalty reduced on appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/335/regulation/17A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-performers-lists-england-regulations-2013/regulation-17A
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