Regulation 15 Additional definitions used in Schedule 1

the following definitions are inserted in alphabetical order at the appropriate places–

• ““locum practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner other than a GP registrar who–

  1. (a)

     is not a principal practitioner, an associate general practitioner, an assistant practitioner or a person who is treated as a practitioner under regulation R13 (participators in pilot schemes),

  2. (b)

     is either–

     1. (i)

        included in a supplementary list prepared by a Health Board or Primary Care NHS Trust under section 24B of the 1978 Act^f1 of persons approved by the Health Board or Trust for the purpose of assisting in the provision of general medical services, or

     2. (ii)

        is included in a services list under section 17EA of the 1978 Act^f2 and named as a performer of personal medical services in an agreement made under section 2 of the National Health Service Primary Care Act 1997, and

  3. (c)

     is engaged under a contract for services with another practitioner, otherwise than in pursuance of a commercial arrangement with an agent, to deputise or assist in the provision of general medical services or personal medical services;”

in the definition of “assistant practitioner” for the words “a medical or dental practitioner” substitute the words “a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist, being a practitioner”;

in the definition of “associate general practitioner” for the words “a medical practitioner” substitute the words “a registered medical practitioner other than a GP registrar ”;

for the definition of “principal practitioner” substitute–

• ““principal practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist who is included in a list prepared in accordance with regulations made under sections 19(2)(a) or 25(2)(a) of the 1978 Act;”.