Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

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1—(1) Paragraph 1 (general provisions) shall be amended as follows.N.I.

F1(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In paragraph 1(4)(b), omit “the representations that the second condition for disqualification is met and”.

F2(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) After paragraph 1(7), insert—

“(7A) The third condition for disqualification is that the person concerned is unsuitable (by virtue of professional or personal conduct) to be included, or to continue to be included in the list.”.

(6) In paragraph 1(8),—

(a)omit paragraph (b);

(b)for paragraphs (c) to (e) substitute—

“(c)a list of health care professionals of a prescribed description and bodies corporate performing primary dental services;

(d)a list of medical practitioners and ophthalmic opticians undertaking to provide, and of persons who are approved to assist in providing, general ophthalmic services; or

(e)a list of registered pharmacists undertaking to provide pharmaceutical services,”.

(7) In paragraph 1(11),—

(a)omit “and”;

(b)at the end insert “ ; and cases in which representations are made that the third condition for disqualification is met are referred to below as unsuitability cases ”

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