Part II Primary Care
Personal medical or dental services
I125 Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.
1
In the 1977 Act, after section 34, insert—
34A Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.
1
Regulations may make provision with respect to the liabilities and obligations of—
a
a Part II practitioner who, in connection with any obligation of his to provide general medical services, enters into arrangements under which a Part I practitioner deputises, or is engaged to deputise, for him; or
b
a Part II practitioner who enters into arrangements under which he deputises, or is engaged to deputise, for a Part I practitioner, in connection with that practitioner’s obligation to perform personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements.
2
The regulations may, in particular—
a
modify any liabilities or obligations which would otherwise be applicable by virtue of this Part;
b
apply (with or without modifications) any provision made by or under this Part (including any provision so made by virtue of section 17 of the M1Health and Medicines Act 1988).
3
In subsection (1)—
“Part I practitioner” means a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements; and
“Part II practitioner” means a medical practitioner who provides general medical services.
2
In the 1978 Act, after section 24, insert—
24A Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.
1
Regulations may make provision with respect to the liabilities and obligations of—
a
a Part II practitioner who, in connection with any obligation of his to provide general medical services, enters into arrangements under which a Part I practitioner deputises, or is engaged to deputise, for him; or
b
a Part II practitioner who enters into arrangements under which he deputises, or is engaged to deputise, for a Part I practitioner, in connection with that practitioner’s obligation to perform personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements.
2
The regulations may, in particular—
a
modify any liabilities or obligations which would otherwise be applicable by virtue of this Part;
b
apply (with or without modifications) any provision made by or under this Part (including any provision so made by virtue of section 17 of the M2Health and Medicines Act 1988).
3
In subsection (1)—
“Part I practitioner” means a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements; and
“Part II practitioner” means a medical practitioner who provides general medical services.