Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 543
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
The National Health Service (England) (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Amendment Regulations 2002
Made
6th March 2002
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2002
Coming into force
1st April 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers conferred by section 11(2)(c) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997( 1 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (England) (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
(2) These Regulations extend to England only.
(3) In these Regulations the “principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1998( 2 ).
Amendment of principal Regulations
2. In regulation 5 of the principal Regulations (persons who may perform personal medical services), in paragraph (2)—
(a) omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a);
(b) after sub-paragraph (b) add—
“ (c) a person who has an acquired right to practise as a general medical practitioner under regulation 5(1)(d) of the Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994 ( 3 ) . ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Hutton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
6th March 2002
1997 c. 46 . As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under section 11(2) are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672 .
S.I. 1998/646 .
S.I. 1994/3130 .