Part IIGeneral Medical, General Dental, General Ophthalmic, and Pharmaceutical Services
General medical services
33 Distribution of general medical services.
F1(1)
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F2(1A)
The Secretary of State may by order specify—
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the maximum number of medical practitioners with whom, in any year, all the F3Health Authorities for areas in England, taken as a whole, may enter into arrangements under section 29 above for the provision of general medical services; and
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the maximum number of medical practitioners with whom, in any year, all the F4Health Authorities for areas in Wales, taken as a whole, may enter into such arrangements.
(1B)
An order under subsection (1A) above may contain such incidental and consequential provisions (including provisions amending this Part of this Act F5or any regulations made under this Part of this Act) as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate including, in particular, provisions as to the basis on which F6references under regulations made under section 29B are to be determined in order to secure that any maximum number specified in the order is not exceeded.
F7(1C)
An order under subsection (1A) may, in particular, make provision as to the extent to which account is to be taken under the order of medical practitioners whose ability to carry out remunerated work is limited by virtue of conditions of practice which relate to remuneration and are determined under regulations made under section 29B.
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F8(2A)
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F8(3)
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F8(4)
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F8(5)
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