The Abolition of the NHS Tribunal (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2002

Consequential amendments of regulations

8.  In the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992(1), in regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the appropriate alphabetical position, insert ““Abolition of the Tribunal (Wales) Regulations” means the Abolition of the NHS Tribunal (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2002(2);”;

(b) under the definition of “a national disqualification”—

(i) in sub-paragraph (c), after “Abolition of the Tribunal Regulations”, insert “or regulation 6(4)(b) of the Abolition of the Tribunal (Wales) Regulations,”; and

(ii) delete sub-paragraph (d);

(c) under the definition of “suspended”—

(i) delete sub-paragraph (b); and

(ii) from “and shall be treated” to the end, substitute “and shall be treated as including a case where a person is treated as suspended by a Health Authority by virtue of regulation 6(2) of the Abolition of the Tribunal Regulations, or by virtue of regulation 6(2) of the Abolition of the Tribunal (Wales) Regulations, and “suspends” and “suspension” shall be construed accordingly;”

(d) for the definition of “the Tribunal”, substitute ““the Tribunal” means the Tribunal constituted under section 46 of the Act(3) for England and Wales, and which, except for prescribed cases, had effect in relation to England only until 14th December 2001 and in relation to Wales, only until 26th August 2002(4).”.

(1)

S.I. 1992/635. Relevant amending Regulations are S.I. 2001/3742.

(2)

S.I. 2002/1920.

(3)

Section 46 was substituted by the Health Act 1999 c. 8.

(4)

See S.I. 2001/3738, article 2(5) and (6)(a) which sets out the prescribed cases for England and S.I. 2002/1919 (c. 60), article 2(2) and (3)(a) which sets out the prescribed cases for Wales.