The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Amendment of the National Health Service (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1995

53.—(1) The National Health Service (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1995(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “GMS practice”—

(i) in paragraph (a), after “registered medical practitioner” insert “who is a type 1 medical practitioner”,

(ii) in paragraph (b), after “or more” insert “such”;

(b) at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—

““GP performer” has the meaning given in regulation A2 of the 1995 Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 3.A.1 of the 2008 Regulations;

“GP provider” has the meaning given in regulation A2 of the 1995 Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 3.A.1 of the 2008 Regulations;

“registered medical practitioner” has the meaning given in section 55 of the Medical Act 1983(2);”.

(3) In paragraph (1)(b)(i) and (2)(b)(i) of regulation 2A (meaning of “practitioner”), after “registered medical practitioner” insert “who is a GP provider or a GP performer”.

(1)

S.I. 1995/866. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2008/655.

(2)

1983 c.54.