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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-vocational-training-for-general-medical-practice-amendment-regulations-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/669",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) Amendment Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-vocational-training-for-general-medical-practice-amendment-regulations-1998",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) Regulations 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations\") and the National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 Regulations\") to allow vocational training for general medical practice to be undertaken with a doctor who is involved in a pilot scheme for the provision of personal medical services, under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (“the 1997 Act\").\nThey also amend the Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994 (“the 1994 Regulations\") in consequence of the coming into force of the 1997 Act. Regulation 4 amends regulation 5(1) of the 1994 Regulations, which implemented EC obligations as to acquired rights arising out of Title IV of Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications. The effect of the amendment is that persons with an acquired right to practise as a general medical practitioner may perform personal medical services under the 1997 Act.\nThe amendment to regulation 9 of the 1997 and 1998 Regulations enables the Joint Committee to determine alternative curricula and related procedures for summative assessment of General Practice (GP) Registrars.\nThese Regulations impose no costs on business.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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