Part IIC2 Provision of Services
Provisions as to disqualification of practitioners
F1C132AF17 Applications for interim suspension.
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A Health Board who have made representations under section 29 may, at any time before the case is disposed of by the Tribunal, apply to the Tribunal for a direction to be made under subsection (2) below in relation to the person to whom the case relates.
F21A
A Health Board may, if they have requested a review of a conditional disqualification on the ground mentioned in section 30(3)(b) or (c), at any time before the review is concluded apply to the Tribunal for a direction to be made under subsection (2) in relation to the person to whom the review relates.
2
If, on an application under this section, the Tribunal are satisfied that F3either of the conditions for doing so is satisfied, they shall direct that subsection (3) below shall apply to the person concerned as respects
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services of the kind to which the case in question, or the case to which the review in question, relates; and
b
if the services are either general dental services or personal dental services, both general dental services and personal dental services.
F52A
The conditions for giving such a direction are—
a
that it is necessary to do so in order to protect persons who are, or may be, provided with F6primary medical services F7, pharmaceutical care services or services under this Part F8, section 17C arrangements or a pilot scheme to which the case in question, or the case to which the review in question, relates;F9 or
b
that it is otherwise in the public interest to do so.
3
A person to whom this subsection applies shall—
a
be deemed to have been removed from any relevant list in which his name is included,F10 and
b
be disqualified for inclusion in any relevant list in which his name is not included, F11. . .
c
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4
A direction under subsection (2) above shall cease to have effect on the Tribunal’s disposing of the case F12or review in connection with which it is made.
F135
In subsection (2) above, the reference to patients is to persons to whom services of the kind to which the case in question relates are, or may be, provided under this Part of this Act.
6
In the application of subsection (3) above to any person—
a
“relevant list” means
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a list of persons performing;
ii
a list of persons undertaking to provide and of persons approved to assist in providing,
services of the kind to which the direction applying the subsection to him relates F15. . .
b
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F167
Regulations may provide that where a Health Board, in accordance with regulations made under section 17F, 17P, 17X, 25(2) or 26(2), suspend a person from a list prepared under regulations made under the section in question and the Board apply to the Tribunal for a direction to be made under subsection (2) in relation to the person to whom the suspension applies, the suspension may continue until the Tribunal determine the application.
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