Health service practitioners
279Health service practitioners
In this Act “worker” includes an individual regarded in his capacity as one who works or normally works or seeks to work as a person providing general medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services in accordance with arrangements made—
(a)by a Family Health Services Authority under section 29, 35, 38 or 41 of the [1977 c. 49.] National Heath Service Act 1977, or
(b)by a Health Board under section 19, 25, 26, or 27 of the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
and “employer”, in relation to such an individual, regarded in that capacity, means that authority or board.