C1Part IIC2C3 General Medical, General Dental, General Ophthalmic, and Pharmaceutical Services

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

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

C2

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

C3

Pt. 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

Other provisions supplementary to Part II

56 Inadequate services.

If the Secretary of State is satisfied, after such inquiry as he may think fit, as respects F1the area, or part of the area, of a F2Primary Care Trust or Health Authority that the persons whose names are included in any list prepared under this Part of this Act—

a

of medical practitioners undertaking to provide general medical services,

b

of dental practitioners undertaking to provide general dental services,

c

of persons undertaking to provide general ophthalmic services, or

d

of persons undertaking to provide pharmaceutical services,

are not such as to secure the adequate provision of the services F3in question in that area or part, or that for any other reason any considerable number of persons in any such area or part are not receiving satisfactory services under the arrangements in force under this Part, then—

F4i

he may authorise F5the F6Primary Care Trust or Health Authority to make such other arrangements as he may approve, or may himself make such other arrangements, and

ii

he may dispense with any of the requirements of regulations made under this Part so far as appears to him necessary to meet exceptional circumstances and enable such arrangements to be made.