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12 Special provisions as to employment in health centres.U.K.
(1)For the purposes of sections 10 and 11 above, “institution” includes a health centre if, and only if, it is a centre provided under sections 2 and 3 of the National Health Service Act 1977, section 36 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or Article 5 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.
(2)Employment in such a centre shall not be treated as employment for the purposes of sections 10 and 11 above unless it is either—
(a)employment by a fully registered medical practitioner in the provision of general medical services under Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977, Part II of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 or Part VI of the said Order of 1972; or
(b)employment in the provision of the services of specialists or other services provided for out-patients in a health centre provided as mentioned in subsection (1) above.
(3)The Education Committee may by regulations provide that the period of employment in a health centre which may be reckoned towards the completion of any of the periods mentioned in section 10(3)(a) above shall not exceed such period as may be specified in the regulations.
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