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National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997

1997 c. 46 · Enacted 21 March 1997 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 26 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 March 2007.

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s. 3(2)(a)repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
s. 3(3)words repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
s. 1(7)repealedNational Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 sch. 2
Sch. 3words repealedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 3
s. 3(3)words insertedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 2 para. 4(3)(b)(ii)
s. 17(5)words insertedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 2 para. 4(4)(a)
s. 17(5)words insertedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 2 para. 4(4)(b)
s. 27(2)repealedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 3
Sch. 2 para. 43repealedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 3
Sch. 2 para. 44repealedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 3
Sch. 2 para. 45repealedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 3
s. 28(2)repealedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 3
s. 29(2)repealedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 3
s. 3(3)words insertedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 2 para. 4(3)(a)(i)
s. 3(3)words insertedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 2 para. 4(3)(a)(ii)
s. 3(3)words insertedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 2 para. 4(3)(b)(i)
s. 1(8)words repealedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 3
s. 1(3)(b)words insertedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 2 para. 4(2)(a)
s. 1(8)words insertedSmoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 sch. 2 para. 4(2)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 69repealedHealth Act 1999 Sch. 5
Sch. 2 para. 77 78repealedHealth Act 1999 Sch. 5
Sch. 2 para. 65repealed in partHealth Act 1999 Sch. 5
Sch. 2 para. 71repealed in partHealth Act 1999 Sch. 5
Sch. 2 para. 53-55repealedHealth Act 1999 Sch. 5
Sch. 2 para. 4repealed in partHealth Act 1999 Sch. 5
Sch. 1 para. 9(a)words substitutedHealth and Social Care Act 2001 s. 27(5)(b)

An Act to provide for new arrangements in relation to the provision within the national health service of medical, dental, pharmaceutical and other services; to make provision about medical lists and vacancies and the sale of medical practices; to make provision about the expenditure of Health Authorities and Health Boards; to make provision about ophthalmic services; and for connected purposes.

[21st March 1997]

E1C1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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Modifications

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Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Act restricted (1.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/695, reg. 3

Act extended to the Isles of Scilly (2.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/540, art. 2

S.I. 2000/695 amended (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/555, regs. 3(2),(3)

Extent

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Acts amending and repealing are coextensive with the enactments they affect

Contents

  1. Part I: Pilot Schemes for Primary Care
  2. Preparation and making of pilot schemes
  3. 1Pilot schemes.
  4. 2Provision of personal medical services under a pilot scheme.
  5. 3Provision of personal dental services under a pilot scheme.
  6. 4Proposals for pilot schemes.
  7. 5Approval of pilot schemes.
  8. 6Making of pilot schemes.
  9. Reviews of pilot schemes
  10. 7Reviews of pilot schemes.
  11. Variation and termination of pilot schemes
  12. 8Variation and termination of pilot schemes.
  13. Services Lists
  14. 8ZALists of persons who may perform personal medical services or personal dental services
  15. 8ADelegation of Health Authority functions relating to pilot schemes.
  16. General
  17. 9Relationship between this Part and the 1977 Act.
  18. 10Relationship between this Part and the 1978 Act.
  19. 11Medical practitioners to be suitably experienced.
  20. 12Leaving medical lists.
  21. 13Preferential treatment on transferring to medical lists.
  22. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 15Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.
  24. 16NHS contracts.
  25. 17The Dental Practice Boards.
  26. Financial provisions
  27. 18Funding of preparatory work.
  28. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 20Charges for dental treatment.
  30. Part II: Primary Care
  31. Personal medical or dental services
  32. 21Provision of personal medical or dental services.
  33. 22Supplementary regulations.
  34. 23Right to choose medical practitioner.
  35. 24Right to choose dental practitioner.
  36. 25Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.
  37. 26Charges for dental treatment. Not yet in force
  38. Pharmaceutical services
  39. 27Provision of additional pharmaceutical services.
  40. 28Terms and conditions etc.
  41. 29Authorised provision of pharmaceutical services by medical practitioners.
  42. Ophthalmic services
  43. 30Duty of registered opticians to refer certain persons to registered medical practitioners.
  44. NHS contracts
  45. 31Provision of certain services under NHS contracts.
  46. Medical lists and vacancies
  47. 32Medical lists and vacancies: England and Wales. Repealed
  48. 33Medical lists and vacancies: Scotland. Not yet in force
  49. Medical practices
  50. 34Sale of medical practices.
  51. 35Employment of pre-registration house officers in medical practices.
  52. Part III: Miscellaneous and Supplemental
  53. 36Expenditure of Health Authorities. Repealed
  54. 37Expenditure of Health Boards.
  55. 38Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland.
  56. 39Regulations and directions.
  57. 40Interpretation.
  58. 41Short title, commencement and extent, etc.
  59. Schedule 1: Preferential Treatment on Transferring to Medical Lists Repealed
  60. Cases where preference is given Repealed
  61. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  62. The preferential treatment Repealed
  63. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  64. Representations against preferential treatment Repealed
  65. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  66. Power of Tribunal to give directions Repealed
  67. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  68. Termination of directions Repealed
  69. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  70. Directions in Northern Ireland Repealed
  71. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  72. Regulations Repealed
  73. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  74. Interpretation Repealed
  75. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  76. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  77. Schedule 2: Amendments
  78. Part I: Minor and Consequential Amendments
  79. The Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. The Patents Act 1977 (c. 37)
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
  84. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  85. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  86. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  87. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  88. 7Paragraph 7
  89. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  90. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  91. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  92. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  93. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  94. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  95. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  96. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  97. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  98. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  99. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  100. 19Paragraph 19 Not yet in force
  101. 20Paragraph 20
  102. 21Paragraph 21
  103. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  104. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  105. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  106. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  107. 26Paragraph 26
  108. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  109. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  110. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  111. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  112. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  113. The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)
  114. 32Paragraph 32
  115. 33Paragraph 33 Not yet in force
  116. 34Paragraph 34
  117. 35Paragraph 35
  118. 36Paragraph 36
  119. 37Paragraph 37
  120. 38Paragraph 38
  121. 39Paragraph 39
  122. 40Paragraph 40 Not yet in force
  123. 41Paragraph 41 Not yet in force
  124. 42Paragraph 42 Not yet in force
  125. 43Paragraph 43
  126. 44Paragraph 44
  127. 45Paragraph 45
  128. 46Paragraph 46 Not yet in force
  129. 47Paragraph 47
  130. 48Paragraph 48
  131. 49Paragraph 49
  132. 50Paragraph 50
  133. 51Paragraph 51
  134. 52Paragraph 52
  135. 53Paragraph 53
  136. 54Paragraph 54
  137. 55Paragraph 55 Not yet in force
  138. 56Paragraph 56
  139. 57Paragraph 57
  140. 58Paragraph 58
  141. 59Paragraph 59
  142. 60Paragraph 60
  143. The Medical Act 1983 (c. 54)
  144. 61Paragraph 61
  145. The Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)
  146. 62Paragraph 62
  147. The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
  148. 63Paragraph 63
  149. The Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49)
  150. 64Paragraph 64
  151. The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
  152. 65Paragraph 65 Repealed
  153. The Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)
  154. 66Paragraph 66
  155. The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
  156. 67Paragraph 67
  157. The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
  158. 68Paragraph 68
  159. Part II: Pre-consolidation Amendments Not yet in force
  160. The National Health Service Act 1966 (c. 8) Not yet in force
  161. 69Paragraph 69 Not yet in force
  162. The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) Not yet in force
  163. 70Paragraph 70 Not yet in force
  164. 71Paragraph 71 Not yet in force
  165. 72Paragraph 72 Not yet in force
  166. 73Paragraph 73 Not yet in force
  167. 74Paragraph 74 Not yet in force
  168. 75Paragraph 75 Not yet in force
  169. 76Paragraph 76 Not yet in force
  170. 77Paragraph 77 Not yet in force
  171. 78Paragraph 78 Not yet in force
  172. Transitional provisions for amendments to 1977 Act Not yet in force
  173. 79Paragraph 79 Not yet in force
  174. The Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) Not yet in force
  175. 80Paragraph 80 Not yet in force
  176. The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46) Not yet in force
  177. 81Paragraph 81 Not yet in force
  178. Schedule 3: Repeals and Revocations
  179. IRepeals
  180. IIPre-consolidation Repeals Not yet in force
  181. IIIRevocations