5(1)Section 29B (vacancies for medical practitioners) is amended as provided in this paragraph.E+W
(2)In each of subsections (2) and (2A), before “Health Authority”, in each place where it occurs, there is inserted “ Primary Care Trust or ”.
(3)In subsection (3)—
(a)in paragraph (aa), after “which a” there is inserted “ Primary Care Trust or ”,
(b)the “or” at the end of paragraph (b) is omitted, and
(c)for paragraph (c) there is substituted—
“(c)vacancies relating to the area of one Primary Care Trust which also relate to the area of another Primary Care Trust, or of a Health Authority, or of a Health Board, or
(d)vacancies relating to the area of one Health Authority which also relate to the area of another Health Authority or of a Primary Care Trust,”.
(4)In subsection (3A)—
(a)after “that a” there is inserted “ Primary Care Trust or ”, and
(b)for “Health Authority’s decision” there is substituted “ decision of the Primary Care Trust or of the Health Authority ”.
(5)In subsection (5), for the definition of “locality” there is substituted—
““locality”, in relation to a Primary Care Trust or to a Health Authority, means the area of the Trust or of the Authority, or a particular part of their area;”.