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

Other provisions supplementary to Part IIE+W+S

[F154 Sale of medical practices.E+W+S

(1)It is unlawful to sell the goodwill of the medical practice of a person who has at any time—

(a)provided general medical services under arrangements made with any Council, Committee or Authority under the M1National Health Service Act 1946, the M2National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 or this Act, or

(b)provided or performed personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements,

unless that person no longer provides or performs such services and has never carried on the practice in a relevant area.

(2)In this section—

  • goodwill” includes any part of goodwill and, in relation to a person practising in partnership, means his share of the goodwill of the partnership practice;

  • medical practice” includes any part of a medical practice; and

  • relevant area”, in relation to any Council, Committee or Authority by arrangement with whom a person has at any time—

    (a)

    provided general medical services, or

    (b)

    provided or performed personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements,

    means the area, district or locality of that Council, Committee or Authority (at that time).

(3)Schedule 10 supplements the provisions of this section.]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 54 substituted (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, 34(1); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1

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