[F12A Health service providers subject to investigation.E+W+S
(1)Persons are subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for England [F2if they are—
(a)individuals undertaking to provide in England general medical services or general dental services under Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977;
(b)persons (whether individuals or bodies) undertaking to provide in England general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services under Part II of that Act; or
(c)individuals performing in England personal medical services or personal dental services in accordance with arrangements made under section 28C of that Act (except as employees of, or otherwise on behalf of, a health service body or an independent provider)]
(2)Persons are subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for Wales [F3if they are—
(a)individuals undertaking to provide in Wales general medical services or general dental services under Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977;
(b)persons (whether individuals or bodies) undertaking to provide in Wales general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services under Part II of that Act; or
(c)individuals performing in Wales personal medical services or personal dental services in accordance with arrangements made under section 28C of that Act (except as employees of, or otherwise on behalf of, a health service body or an independent provider)]
(3)Persons are subject to investigation by the Health Service Commissioner for Scotland [F4if they are—
(a)individuals undertaking to provide in Scotland general medical services or general dental services under Part II of the M1National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
(b)persons (whether individuals or bodies) undertaking to provide in Scotland general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services under Part II of that Act; or
(c)individuals performing in Scotland personal medical services or personal dental services in accordance with arrangements made under section 17C of that Act (except as employees of, or otherwise on behalf of, a health service body or an independent provider)]
(4)In this Act—
(a)references to a family health service provider are to any person mentioned in subsection (1), (2) or (3);
(b)references to family health services are to any of the services so mentioned.]
Textual Amendments
F2S. 2A(1)(a)(b)(c) and words in s. 2A(1) substituted for words in s. 2A(1) (1.4.1998 with effect as mentioned in art. 3(3) of S.I. 1998/631) by 1997 c. 46, s. 41(10), Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 68(2); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 2
F3S. 2A(2)(a)(b)(c) and words in s. 2A(2) substituted for words in s. 2A(2) (1.4.1998 with effect as mentioned in art. 3(3) of S.I. 1998/631) by 1997 c. 46, s. 41(10), Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 68(3); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 2
F4S. 2A(3)(a)(b)(c) and words in s. 2A(3) substituted for words in s. 2A(3) (1.4.1998 with effect as mentioned in art. 3(3) of S.I. 1998/631) by 1997 c. 46, s. 41(10), Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 68(4); S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 2
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