The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2004

Interpretation E+W

21.—(1) For the purposes of this Part the prescribed description of performer is medical practitioner and the relevant body is the General Medical Council. (2) In this Part —

“the 2002 Order” means the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 M1 ;

F1 ...

[F2 “armed forces GP” means a medical practitioner who—

(a)

is employed under a contract of service by the Ministry of Defence whether or not as a member of the armed forces; and

(b)

is entered on the GP Register;]

“contractor” means a general medical practitioner, who both provides and performs primary medical services in accordance with section 28C M2 arrangements or under a general medical services.

F1 ...

[F3 “both registers” means the register of medical practitioners and the GP Register;]

“CCT” means Certificate of Completion of Training awarded under [F4 section 34L(1) of the Medical Act 1983] F5 ...;

“Fitness to Practise Panel” means a panel constituted pursuant to paragraph 19E of Schedule 1 to the Medical Act M3 ;

[F6 “GP Register” means the register kept by virtue of section 34C of the Medical Act 1983;]

[F6 “GP Registrar” means a medical practitioner who is being trained in general practice by a GP Trainer, whether as part of training leading to a CCT or otherwise;]

[F6 “general medical practitioner” means a GP Registrar or a medical practitioner whose name is included in the GP Register;]

[F6 “GP Trainer” means a general medical practitioner, other than a GP Registrar, who is approved by the General Medical Council for the purposes of providing training to a GP Registrar;]

“health case” has the meaning ascribed to it by section 35E of the Medical Act M4 ;

“Health Committee” means the Health Committee of the General Medical Council referred to in section 1(3) of the Medical Act;

“Medical Act” means the Medical Act 1983 M5 ;

“Professional Conduct Committee” means the Professional Conduct Committee of the General Medical Council, referred to in section 1(3) of the Medical Act;

“professional registration number” means the number against the doctor’s name in the register of medical practitioners;

“relevant scheme” means the scheme in respect of which the general medical practitioner is applying to be included in a medical performers list;

“register of medical practitioners” has the meaning given to it by section 2(2) of the Medical Act;

“scheme” means an arrangement to provide primary medical services—

(a)

in accordance with section 28C; or

(b)

under a general medical services contract;

F1 ...

[F7 “vocational training scheme” means postgraduate medical education and training necessary for the award of a CCT in general practice.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 21(1) omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 8(2)(a); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)

F2 Words in reg. 21(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 8(2)(b); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)

F3 Words in reg. 21(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 8(2)(c); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)

F4 Words in reg. 21(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 8(2)(d); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)

F5 Words in reg. 21(1) omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 69

F6 Words in reg. 21(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 8(2)(e); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)

F7 Words in reg. 21(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 8(2)(f); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2002/3135

M2 Section 28C was inserted by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997, section 21(1) and amended by the 1999 Act, section 65(1) and Schedule 4, the 2001 Act, section 40 and Schedule 5 and the 2003 Act, section 180 and Schedule 11, paragraph 414.

M3 Paragraph 19E is inserted by article 5(3) of the 2002 Order, with effect from such date as the Secretary of State may specify.

M4 Section 35 is inserted by article 8 of the 2002Order, with eddect from such date as the Secretary of State may specify.

M5 1983 c. 54.