Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2) These Regulations apply to Wales only.

(3) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” (“y prif Reoliadau”) means the National Health Service (General Medical Services ) Regulations 1992 (1).

(4) The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1992/635; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/682, 1998/2838 and 2000/220 (the amendments made by these Regulations have effect in Wales by virtue of SI. 2000/1707, W114).