Part VII Miscellaneous and general

Health service practitioners

279 Health service practitioners.

In this Act worker includes an individual regarded in his capacity as one who works or normally works or seeks to work as a person F1performing personal medical services or personal dental services or providing general medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services in accordance with arrangements made—

(a)

by a F2Health Authority under section F328C, 29, 35, 38 or 41 of the M1National Heath Service Act 1977, or

(b)

by a Health Board under section F417C, 19, 25, 26, or 27 of the M2National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

and employer, in relation to such an individual, regarded in that capacity, means that authority or board.