PART 2Amendment of the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

Amendment of regulation 23

In regulation 2 (Interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “GMS practice”—

i

in paragraph (a), after “registered medical practitioner” insert “who is a principal medical practitioner”,

ii

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

b

for paragraph (b) of the definition of “host Health and Social Services Board”, substitute—

b

in respect of a principal practitioner, means the Regional Health and Social Care Board with whom the practitioner has contracted, or entered into an agreement, to provide GMS or APMS and on whose medical performers list the practitioner’s name appears;

c

in the definition of “ophthalmic provider”, after “who” insert “is a principal medical practitioner and who”;

d

for the definition of “registered medical practitioner” substitute—

  • “registered medical practitioner” has the meaning given in section 55 of the Medical Act 19835;

e

at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order insert,—

  • “Waiting Period Joiner” has the meaning given in regulation 136Y, or as the case may be, 260X of the 2008 Section;