Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

Section 14.

SCHEDULE 6 U.K. Medical Practitioners etc.

1 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6 para. 1 repealed by Medical Act 1983 (c. 54, SIF 83:1), s. 56(2), Sch. 7 Pt. I (with s. 54)

Arrangements for provision of general medical services in England and Wales E+W+S

2 (1) The following paragraphs shall be added at the end of subsection (2) of section 29 (arrangements and regulations for general medical services) of the M1 National Health Service Act 1977— E+W+S

“(f) for the making of arrangements for the temporary provision of general medical services;

(g) for the circumstances in which a name added to the list by virtue of subsection (6) below may be removed from it.”.

(2) The following subsections shall be inserted after subsection (5) of that section—

“(6) The persons with whom arrangements for the temporary provision of general medical services in a district may be made by virtue of regulations under subsection (2) above include medical practitioners who are not on the list of medical practitioners providing such services in the district, and the power to prepare and publish lists of medical practitioners conferred by paragraph (a) of that subsection accordingly includes power to add the names of medical practitioners with whom such arrangements are made to the list.

(7) Regulations may provide that this Act and any regulations made under it shall apply in relation—

(a) to the making of arrangements for the temporary provision of general medical services; and

(b) to the provision of general medical services in pursuance of any such arrangements,

subject to such modifications as may be specified in the regulations.

(8) Where the registration of a medical practitioner in the register of medical practitioners is suspended—

(a) by a direction of the Health Committee of the General Medical Council under section 8(1) or (2) of the Medical Act 1978 (unfitness to practise by reason of physical or mental condition);

(b) by an order of that Committee under section 9(1) of that Act (order for immediate suspension); or

(c) by an interim order of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee of the Council under section 13(3)(b) of that Act,

the suspension shall not terminate any arrangements made with him for the provision of general medical services, but he shall not provide such services in person during the suspension.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1977 c. 49.

Control of remuneration and conditions of service of health service officers E+W+S

3 (1) In paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 5 to the M2 National Health Service Act 1977 for the words from the beginning to “of”, in the second place where it occurs, there shall be substituted the words “Subject to and in accordance with regulations and such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State, an authority (other than a Family Practitioner Committee) may employ such officers as it may determine at such remuneration and on such conditions of service as it may determine; and regulations and directions under”. E+W+S

(2) The following subparagraphs shall be inserted after that subparagraph—

“(1A) Regulations or directions under subparagraph (1) above may provide for approvals or determinations to have effect from a date specified in them.

(1B) The date may be before or after the date of giving the approvals or making the determinations but may not be before if it would be to the detriment of the officers to whom the approvals or determinations relate.”.

Marginal Citations

M2 1977 c. 49.

Provisions relating to Preserved Boards of Governors E+W+S

F2 4 E+W+S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 6 para. 4 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, s. 5(1)(2), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2 paras. 6, 16)