Regulation 6 Amendments to the principal Regulations

replace the definition of “GP Registrar” with the following definition—

• ““GP Registrar” means a medical practitioner who is being trained in general practice by—

  1. (a)

     until the coming into force for all purposes of article 4(5)(d) of the 2003 Order, a general medical practitioner who—

     1. (i)

        has been approved for that purpose by the Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for general Practice under regulation 7 of the Vocational Training Regulations, and

     2. (ii)

        performs primary medical services; and

  2. (b)

     from the coming into force for all purposes of that article, a general medical practitioner who is approved under that article for the purpose of providing training under article 5(1)(c)(i) of the 2003 Order, whether as part of training leading to the award of a CCT or otherwise;”.

at the end of the definition of “Vocational Training Regulations” add the following words immediately after the words “General Medical Practice) Regulations 1997” —

• “the National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) Regulations (Scotland) 1998^f1 or the Medical Practitioners (Vocational Training) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998^f2 as the case may be”