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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

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Version Superseded: 28/06/1995

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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Section 87A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

87A Recognition of fund-holding practices of doctors.S

(1)Any one or more medical practitioners who are providing general medical services in accordance with arrangements under section 19 may apply to the relevant Health Board for recognition as a fund-holding practice.

(2)The relevant Health Board shall not grant recognition as a fund-holding practice unless the medical practitioner or, as the case may be, each of the medical practitioners concerned fulfils such conditions as may be prescribed.

(3)Where two or more medical practitioners who wish to make an application under subsection (1) are not partners in a single partnership, section 19(8)(a) (construction of “relevant Health Board") shall apply as if the medical practitioners were practising in a single partnership.

(4)Regulations may make provision with respect to—

(a)the making of applications under subsection (1);

(b)the granting and refusal of recognition as a fund-holding practice;

(c)the conditions to be fulfilled for obtaining and continuing to be entitled to such recognition;

(d)appeals against any refusal of such recognition by a Health Board;

(e)withdrawing from, or becoming a member of, an existing recognised fund-holding practice;

(f)the continuity or otherwise of a recognised fund-holding practice in the event of the death or withdrawal of a member or the addition of a new member; and

(g)the operation of this section in a case where one or more of the medical practitioners wishing to make an application under subsection (1) is also on the medical list of a Family Health Services Authority established under section 10 of the National Health Service Act 1977,

and regulations making the provision referred to in paragraph (g) may make such modifications of the preceding provisions of this section as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 87A applied (with modifications) (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/1014, reg. 2(5)

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