The Health and Personal Social Services (Primary Medical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Amendment of Schedule 1 of the Performers Lists Regulations

4.—(1) Schedule 1 of the Performers Lists Regulations (information, declarations and undertakings to be included in an application for inclusion in a primary medical services performers list) shall be amended as provided in the following paragraphs.

(2) For paragraph 2(f) and (g) substitute—

“(f) has in summary proceedings in Scotland for an offence, been the subject of an order under section 246(2) or (3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(1) discharging him absolutely;

(g) has accepted and agreed to pay a penalty under section 109A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2) (penalty as alternative to prosecution), agreed to pay a penalty under 115A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(3) (penalty as an alternative to prosecution) or has accepted a conditional offer under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (fixed penalty: conditional offer by procurator fiscal);”.

(3) In paragraph 3, for sub-paragraph (b) (iv) and (v) substitute—

“(iv) has in summary proceedings in Scotland for an offence, been the subject of an order under section 246(2) or (3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 discharging him absolutely;

(v) has accepted and agreed to pay a penalty under section 109A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (penalty as alternative to prosecution), agreed to pay a penalty under 115A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (penalty as alternative to prosecution) or has accepted a conditional offer under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure ( Scotland) Act 1995 (fixed penalty: conditional offer by procurator fiscal);”.

(1)

1995 c. 46

(2)

1992 c. 8. Section 109A was inserted by Article 14 of S.I. 1997/1182 (N.I. 11)

(3)

1992 c. 5. Section 115A was inserted by Section 15 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47).