Part IIE+W+S General Medical, General Dental, General Ophthalmic, and Pharmaceutical Services

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pt. II modified by S.I. 1982/288, Sch. 2 para. 1 Table

C2Pt. II restricted (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 12; S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(a), Sch. 1

C3Pt. II power to modify conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 15(2)(a); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1

Pt. II power to apply conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 15(2)(b); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1

General medical servicesE+W+S

30 Applications to provide general medical services.E+W+S

(1)[F1Subject to subsection (1A) below] all applications made [F2by medical practitioners in the prescribed manner to a Family Practitioner Committee for inclusion in a list kept by that Committee of the names of medical practitioners undertaking to provide general medical services for persons in the Committee’s locality shall be referred by the Committee] to the Medical Practices Committee and . . . F3 any medical practitioner whose application is granted by that Committee shall [F4subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act relating to disqualification of practitioners] be entitled to the inclusion of his name in the list.

[F5(1A)No medical practitioner who is a national of a member State and is registered by virtue of a qualification granted in a member State shall be entitled to have his application for the inclusion of his name in the list kept by any Family Practitioner Committee referred to the Medical Practices Committee unless he satisfies the Family Practitioner Committee that he has that knowledge of English which, in the interests of himself and his patients, is necessary for the provision of general medical services in the Committee’s locality; and where a Family Practitioner Committee is not so satisfied with respect to any applicant the Family Practitioner Committee shall not refer his application to the Medical Practices Committee.]

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