The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2003

Transitional provision

2.  Despite the coming into force of section 18(2) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 so far as it inserts section 24B(3) in the 1978 Act(1) where a medical practitioner, whose name is not included in the medical list of a Health Board–

(a) was on 30th May 2003, assisting in the provision of general medical services in the Health Board’s area, and

(b) had, on or before that date, applied for inclusion in the Health Board’s supplementary list but that application was not, on or before 30th May 2003, determined by the Board,

that practitioner may continue to assist in the provision of those services until–

(i) the application is determined, or

(ii) 1st August 2003,

whichever is the earlier.

(1)

Brought into force by S.S.I. 2003/62.