The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 No. 995

SCHEDULE 1 Amendment of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015

PART 2 List of Patients: Crown servants posted overseas and their family members

Registration of patients: Crown servants posted overseas and their family members

3.—(1) Regulation 17(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (10)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “paragraph 21” substitute “paragraph 21, 32D or 32F”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “paragraph 21” substitute “paragraph 21, 32E or 32G”.

(3) In paragraph (11)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “date on which that person’s application was refused” substitute “relevant date”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “date on which that person’s application was rejected” substitute “relevant date”.

(4) After paragraph (11) insert—

“(11A) For the purposes of paragraph (11) “relevant date”—

(a) if the person’s application is refused in accordance with paragraph 32D, 32E, 32F or 32G of Schedule 3, means the later of—

(i) the date on which the application is refused, and

(ii) the date on which the person returns to the United Kingdom;

(b) if the person’s application is refused in accordance with paragraph 21 of Schedule 3, means the date on which the application is refused.”.

(1)

There are amendments to regulation 17 but none is relevant.