National Health Service Act 1977

34 Regulations for Medical Practices Committee. E+W+S

Regulations may make provisions for conferring or imposing on the Medical Practices Committee such additional functions in relation to arrangements for the provision of general medical services as may be prescribed; and regulations shall provide—

[F1 (a) for requiring Family Practitioner Committees to make to the Medical Practices Committee, at such times and in such manner as may be prescribed, reports as to—

(i) the number of medical practitioners required to meet the reasonable needs of their localities and the different parts of those localities;]

(ii) the occurrence of any vacancies on the lists of medical practitioners kept by them under this Part of this Act; and

(iii) the need for filling such vacancies; and

(b) for prescribing the procedure for—

(i) the determination of applications by the Medical Practices Committee;

(ii) the making and determination of appeals to the Secretary of State under section 33 above [F2 and where such an appeal is allowed, the reconsideration of any application]; and

[F3 (iii) requiring Family Practitioner Committees and applicants to be informed of the decisions of the Medical Practices Committee and the Secretary of State.]

[F4 (2) Regulations under this section may make provision for, and in connection with, the variation of any condition imposed under subsection (4) or subsection (5) of section 33 above, including provision for appeals to the Secretary of State on a point of law]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by S.I. 1985/39, art. 7(8)(a)

F2 Words inserted (subject to transitional provisions in S.I. 1990/2511, art. 4(2) ) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 23(7)(a)

F3 S. 34(b)(iii) substituted by S.I. 1985/39, art. 7(8)(b)

F4 S. 34(2) added (subject to transitional provisions in S.I. 1990/2511, art 4(2) ) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 23(7)(b)