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Medical Act 1983
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12 Special provisions as to employment in health centres.U.K.
[F1(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 M1National Health Service Act 1977, section 36 of the M2National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or Article 5 of the M3Health 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 [F2primary medical services under Part 1 of the National Health Service Act 1977 [F3, Part 1 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 or Article 15B or]] F4... 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.
[F5(4)In making regulations under subsection (3) above, the Education Committee shall have regard to the requirements of article 23 of Diretive 93/16/EEC.]]
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F1S. 12 repealed (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 1.8.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 23
F2Words in s. 12(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2004) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), s. 199(1)(4), Sch. 11 para. 49; S.I. 2004/288, art. 5(2)(s) (as amended by S.I. 2004/866 and S.I. 2005/2925); S.I. 2004/480, art. 4(2)(w) (as amended by S.I. 2004/1019 and S.I. 2006/345)
F3Words in s. 12(2)(a) substituted (18.11.2004) by The Primary Medical Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3038), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(3) (with art. 3)
F4Words in s. 12(2)(a) omitted (1.4.2004) by virtue of The Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/957), art. 1, Sch. para. 4(3)(b)
F5S. 12(4) inserted (10.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1591, reg. 7, Sch. 2 para. 4
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C1S. 12(2)(a) savings for effect of S.I. 2004/957, Sch. para. 4 (S.) (1.4.2004) by The General Medical Services and Section 17C Agreements (Transitional and other Ancillary Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/163), arts. 1(1), 98
C2S. 12(2)(a) savings for effects of 2003 c. 43, Sch. 11 paras. 47-49 (E.S.N.I.) (1.4.2004) by The General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/865), arts. 1(1), 111 (with art. 1(3))
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