Part IIC1 Provision of Services
General medical services
P124 Regulations for Medical Practices Committee.
Regulations may make provision for conferring or imposing on the Medical Practices Committee such additional functions in relation to arrangements for the provision of general medical services as may be prescribed; and regulations shall provide—
a
for requiring Health Boards to make to the Medical Practices Committee, at such times and in such manner as may be prescribed, reports as to—
i
the number of medical practitioners required to meet the reasonable needs of their areas and the different parts of those areas;
ii
the occurrence of any vacancies in the lists of medical practitioners kept by them under this Part; and
iii
the need for filling such vacancies;
b
for prescribing the procedure for—
i
the determination of applications by the Medical Practices Committee;
ii
the making and determination of appeals to the Secretary of State under section 23 F1and, where such an appeal is allowed, the reconsideration of any application; and
iii
requiring Health Boards and applicants to be informed of the decisions of the Committee and the Secretary of State.
F22
Regulations under this section may make provision for, and in connection with, the variation of any condition imposed under subsection (4) or (5) of section 23 including provision for appeals to the Secretary of State on a point of law.
Pt II (ss. 18-35) restricted (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 12(1); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. 2
Pt. II (ss. 18-35) power to modify conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 15(2)(a); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. 2
Pt. II (ss. 18-35) power to apply conferred (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 15(2)(b); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. 2