National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997

25 Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies. U.K.

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(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 M1 Health 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.”

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 25(1) repealed (E.W) (1.4.2004) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), s. 199(1)(4), Sch. 14 Pt. 4 Note; S.I. 2004/288, art. 6(2)(p) (with art. 8) (as amended by S.I. 2004/866 and S.I. 2005/2925); S.I. 2004/480, art. 5(2)(p) (with arts. 6, 7) (as amended by S.I. 2004/1019 and S.I. 2006/345)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 25 partly in force; s. 25 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 41; s. 25(2) in force for certain puposes at 5.3.2001 (S.) by S.S.I. 2001/58, art. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1988 c. 49.