Part 1 National Health Service
General and personal medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services and pharmaceutical services
23 Declaration of financial interests, gifts, etc.
(1)
The 1977 Act shall be amended as follows.
(2)
“(5A)
Regulations may include provision as to the making of declarations about—
(a)
financial interests;
(b)
gifts above a prescribed value; and
(c)
other benefits received.
(5B)
Before making regulations by virtue of subsection (5A), the Secretary of State must consult such organisations as he thinks fit appearing to him to represent medical practitioners providing general medical services.”
(3)
“(1B)
The regulations may include provision as to the making of declarations about—
(a)
financial interests;
(b)
gifts above a prescribed value; and
(c)
other benefits received.
(1C)
Before making regulations by virtue of subsection (1B), the Secretary of State must consult such organisations as he thinks fit appearing to him to represent dental practitioners and dental corporations providing general dental services.”
(4)
“(4)
The regulations may include provision as to the making of declarations about—
(a)
financial interests;
(b)
gifts above a prescribed value; and
(c)
other benefits received.
(5)
Before making regulations by virtue of subsection (4), the Secretary of State must consult such organisations as he thinks fit appearing to him to represent persons providing general ophthalmic services.”
(5)
In section 42 (regulations about pharmaceutical services)—
(a)
“(l)
as to the making of declarations about—
(i)
financial interests;
(ii)
gifts above a prescribed value; and
(iii)
other benefits received.”,
and
(b)
“(3C)
Before making regulations by virtue of subsection (3)(l), the Secretary of State must consult such organisations as he thinks fit appearing to him to represent persons providing pharmaceutical services.”