The National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities and Administration Arrangements) Amendment (Wales) Regulations 1999

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of the “1997 Act”(1) there is inserted the following definition–

““local health group” means a committee appointed under regulation 14(1) of the Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996(2) in accordance with a circular issued by the Secretary of State for Wales in October 1998 entitled “Establishing Local Health Groups(3).””

(3) (a) In the heading to regulation 3A (exercise of functions in adjoining areas: primary care groups)(4), after “primary care groups” add “and local health groups”.

(b) In regulation 3A,

(i) in paragraph (1)(b) after “area” delete the full stop and insert “or, as the case may be, that relevant Health Authority has, in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State for Wales, appointed a local health group to exercise functions in relation to persons on the list of that medical practitioner residing in its own area.”

(ii) in paragraph (2), after “the primary care group” insert “or, as the case may be, the local health group”.

(1)

The definition of the “1997 Act” was inserted by S.I. 1998/646, regulation 16(2).

(2)

S.I. 1996/707 as amended by S.I.s 1997/327, 1997/2991, 1998/648 and 1998/2621.

(3)

WHC (98) 45. A copy of the circular and accompanying guidance booklet entitled “Establishing Local Health Groups” may be obtained by writing to Directorate of Primary and Community Health, NHS Directorate, Government Buildings, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.

(4)

Section 3A was inserted by S.I. 1999/628, regulation 2(4).