National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

24 Regulations for Medical Practices Committee. S

Regulations may make provision 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—

(a) for requiring Health Boards 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 areas and the different parts of those areas;

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

(iii) the need for filling such vacancies;

(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 23 [F1 and, where such an appeal is allowed, the reconsideration of any application]; and

(iii) requiring Health Boards and applicants to be informed of the decisions of the Committee and the Secretary of State.

[F2 (2) Regulations under this section may make provision for, and in connection with, the variation of any condition imposed under subsection (4) or (5) of section 23 including provision for appeals to the Secretary of State on a point of law.]

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 S. 24: s. 19 (with ss. 23, 24, 27, 28, 105(7) and 108(1)) power exercised (8.3.1991) by S.I. 1991/572

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 24(b)(ii) inserted (1.4.1991) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 39(7)(a); S.I. 1991/607, art.2(b) (subject to a saving in art. 3)

F2 S. 24(2) added (1.4.1991) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 39(7)(b); S.I. 1991/607, art.2(b) (subject to a saving in art. 3)