the dental practitioners providing general dental services in that area;

those dental practitioners and the deputy dental practitioners for that area; or

of the F5ophthalmic medical practitioners and ophthalmic opticians providing general ophthalmic services in that area, or

of the persons providing pharmaceutical services in that area,

is a deputy dental practitioner for F6an area if he is a dental practitioner who assists a dental practitioner providing general dental services in that area in the provision of those services F7. . . ;

is an Article 15B dental practitioner for F8an area if he is a dental practitioner who provides or performs personal dental services in accordance with arrangements made under Article 15B by F89the Department (whether with himself or another).

a person is to be treated as assisting aF2. . . dental practitioner in the provision of services if he is employed by that practitioner for that purpose or if he acts as his deputy in providing those services; F10. . .

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in the exercise of its functions under this Part to consult committees recognised by it under Article 55;

in the exercise of any of its functions which relate to arrangements under Article 15B to consult committees recognised by it underF12 Article 55(2)(c),

in the case of a committee recognised under paragraph (2)(b) or (c)(ii) of that Article, to the deputy dental practitioners for the area;

in the case of a committee recognised under paragraph (2)(c) of that Article, to the Article 15B dental practitioners for the area.

the persons to whom paragraph (2) applies; and

the persons to whom paragraph (3) applies.

every medical practitioner who, under a general medical services contract entered into by him, is providing primary medical services in the area for which the committee is formed; and

every medical practitioner who is providing general ophthalmic services in that area.

who has notified F98the Department that he wishes to be represented by the committee (and has not notified it that he wishes to cease to be so represented).

the amount of its administrative expenses for that year attributable to persons of whom it is representative under paragraph (1)(a); and

the amount of its administrative expenses for that year attributable to persons of whom it is representative under paragraph (1)(b).

on the request of a committee recognised by it, allot to that committee such sums for defraying the expenses referred to in paragraph (8)(a) as it may determine; and

deduct the amount of such sums from the remuneration of persons of whom it is representative under paragraph (1)(a) under the general medical services contracts, or arrangements under Article 62, entered into by them with F101the Department .

provide primary medical services itself F18. . . ;

make such arrangements for their provision F18. . . as it thinks fit, and may in particular make contractual arrangements with any person.

the services to be provided under the contract,

remuneration under the contract, and

any other matters.

services which are not primary medical services;

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a medical practitioner;

two or more individuals practising in partnership where the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied; or

a company limited by shares where the conditions in paragraph (3) are satisfied.

at least one partner is a medical practitioner; and

at least one share in the company is legally and beneficially owned by a medical practitioner; and

any share which is not so owned is legally and beneficially owned by a person referred to in paragraph (2)(b)(i) to (iv).

provide for payments to be made by reference to compliance with standards or the achievement of levels of performance;

provide for the making of payments in respect of individual practitioners;

provide that the whole or any part of a payment is subject to conditions (and may provide that payments are payable by F115the Department only if it is satisfied as to certain conditions)

make provision having effect from a date before the date of the F113scheme , provided that, having regard to the F113scheme as a whole, the provision is not detrimental to the persons to whose remuneration it relates.

shall consult any body appearing to it to be representative of persons to whose remuneration the F117scheme would relate, and

may consult such other persons as it thinks appropriate.

the manner in which, and standards to which, services are to be provided;

the persons who perform services;

the persons to whom services are to be provided;

the variation of contract terms (other than terms required by or under this Part);

rights of entry and inspection (including inspection of clinical records and other documents);

the circumstances in which, and the manner in which, the contract may be terminated;

enforcement;

the adjudication of disputes.

shall or may accept a person as a patient to whom services are provided under the contract; or

may decline to accept a person as such a patient; or

may terminate his or their responsibility for a patient.

make provision as to the circumstances in which F119the Department may impose a variation of contract terms;

make provision suspending or terminating any duty under the contract to provide services of a prescribed description.

for the referral of the terms of the proposed contract to F121a prescribed body ; and

for F122that body to determine the terms on which the contract may be entered into.

as to the members of the body, including the terms and conditions of their appointment;

for the payment of fees and allowances to members of the body.

persons practising in partnership elect to become a health and F22social care body; and

there is a change in the membership of the partnership.

by virtue of regulations under paragraph (3), paragraph (8) of Article 8 of that Order applies in relation to a general medical services contract, and

a direction as to payments is made under that paragraph in relation to the contract,

“health care professional” has the same meaning as in Article 15C;

F125the Department is responsible for a primary medical service if it provides the service, or secures provision of the service, under or by virtue of Article 56.

the preparation, maintenance and publication of a list;

eligibility for inclusion in a list;

applications for inclusion (including provision F26. . . for the procedure for applications and the documents to be supplied on application);

the grounds on which an application for inclusion may or must be granted or refused;

requirements with which a person included in a list must comply (including the declaration of financial interests and gifts and other benefits);

suspension or removal from a list or references to the Tribunal (including the grounds for and consequences of suspension or removal, or reference);

circumstances in which a person included in a list may not withdraw from it;

payments to be made in respect of a person suspended from the list (including provision for the amount of, or the method of calculating, the payment to be determined by the Department, or a person appointed by it);

the criteria to be applied in making decisions under the regulations;

appeals F127to a prescribed body against decisions made by F126the Department under the regulations;

disclosure of information about applicants for inclusion, refusals of applications, or suspensions, removals or references.

a person's inclusion or continued inclusion in a list to be subject to conditions determined by F128the Department ;

F128the Department to vary the conditions or impose different ones;

the consequences of failing to comply with a condition (including removal from a list);

the review by a Board of decisions made by it by virtue of the regulations.

preventing any prejudice to the efficiency of the services to which the list relates, or

preventing fraud.

as to the members of the body, including the terms and conditions of their appointment;

for the payment of fees and allowances to members of the body.

any person providing, or proposing to provide primary medical services under a general medical services contract;

any person providing, or proposing to provide, such services in accordance with Article 15B arrangements.

for the preparation, publication and maintenance of lists of dental practitioners who undertake to provide general dental services;

for conferring a right, subject to [F32F33paragraphs (2A) and (2AA)F34, to any provision made under Article 64CF35, to regulations under Article 4 of the Health and Medicines (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 and to] the provisions of this Order relating to the disqualification of persons providing services, on any dental practitionerF33. . . who wishes to be included in any such list, to be so included;

for [F36 the determination of] the remuneration of dental practitioners providing general dental services.

as to the members of the body, including the terms and conditions of their appointment;

for the payment of fees and allowances to members of the body.

by an interim suspension order under section 32 of the Dentists Act 1984 (interim orders); or

by a direction or order of the Health Committee, the Professional Performance Committee or the Professional Conduct Committee of the General Dental Council under any of sections 27B, 27C or 30 of that Act following a relevant determination that that practitioner's fitness to practise is impaired.

the ground mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 27 of the Dentists Act 1984 (deficient professional performance);

the ground mentioned in paragraph (c) of that subsection (adverse physical or mental health); or

both those grounds.

of a child;

of a person whose resources fall to be treated under the regulations as being less than his requirements or as being equal to his requirements; or

of a person of such other description as may be prescribed.

for the preparation and publication of lists of medical practitioners, and ophthalmic opticians respectively, who undertake to provide general ophthalmic services;

for conferring a right, subject to any provision made under Article 64C and to the provisions of this Order relating to the disqualification of persons providing services, on any medical practitioner having the prescribed qualifications or ophthalmic optician who wishes to be included in the appropriate list, to be so included;

for conferring on any medical practitioner, who is dissatisfied with a determination that he or she does not possess the qualifications prescribed under this Article, a right of appeal to F141a prescribed body, and for any matter for which it appears to the Department to be necessary or expedient to make provision in consequence of the conferring of that right;

for conferring on any person a right to choose, in accordance with the prescribed procedure, the medical practitioner or ophthalmic optician by whom his sight is to be tested or from whom any prescription for the supply of optical appliances is to be obtainedF42. . . ;

for [F44 the determination of] the remuneration of persons providing or participating in the provision of general ophthalmic services.

as to the members of the body, including the terms and conditions of their appointment;

for the payment of fees and allowances to members of the body.

by a method set out in the regulations;

by a method described by reference to a method of calculating or estimating income or capital specified in a transferred provision other than this Article or by reference to such a method but subject to prescribed modifications;

by reference to an amount applicable for the purposes of a payment under a transferred provision; or

by reference to the person's being or having been entitled to payment under a transferred provision.

their age;

the fact that a prescribed person or a prescribed body accepts them as suffering from a prescribed medical condition;

the fact that a prescribed person or a prescribed body accepts that a prescribed medical condition from which they suffer arose in prescribed circumstances;

their receipt of benefit in money or in kind under any transferred provision or their entitlement to receive any such benefit; and

the receipt of any such benefit by other persons satisfying prescribed conditions or the entitlement of other persons satisfying prescribed conditions to receive such benefits.

as it has effect at the time when the regulations are made; or

both as it has effect at that time and as amended subsequently.

whose sight is tested by a person who provides general ophthalmic services; and

who is shown during the testing or within a prescribed time after it to fall within paragraph (1),

for the preparation, publication and maintenance of lists of persons, other than medical practitioners or dental practitioners, who undertake to provide pharmaceutical services;

that an application to F149the Department may be granted in respect of some only of the pharmaceutical services specified in it;

that an application to a Health and Social Services Board relating to pharmaceutical services of a prescribed description shall be granted only if it appears to F149the Department that the applicant has satisfied such conditions with regard to the provision of those pharmaceutical services as may be prescribed;

that an application to a Health and Social Services Board by a person who qualified to have his name registered under the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 by virtue of Article 8(2)(c) of that Order F84(relevant European qualification) shall not be granted unless the applicant satisfies the Board that he has the knowledge of English which, in the interests of himself and the persons making use of the pharmaceutical services to which the application relates, is necessary for the provision of pharmaceutical services F150...;

that the inclusion of a person in a list in pursuance of such an application may be for a fixed period;

that, where the premises from which an application states that the applicant will undertake to provide pharmaceutical services are in an area of a prescribed description, the applicant shall not be included in the list unless his inclusion is approved by a prescribed body and by reference to prescribed criteria; and

that the prescribed body may give its approval subject to conditions.

as to the members of the body, including the terms and conditions of their appointment;

for the payment of fees and allowances to members of the body.

a person included in a list under paragraph (2)(za), and

an employee of such a person,

may be made on such terms as the Department thinks appropriate;

may impose, on any person providing a service in accordance with the arrangements, such conditions as the Department thinks appropriate.

different services;

the provision of the same service by the same person but in different circumstances;

the provision of the same service by different persons.

in the Drug Tariff, or

in such other manner as it thinks appropriate.

with a medical or dental practitioner, under which he is required or agrees to provide pharmaceutical services to any person to whom he is renderingF65 primary medical services or general dental services; or

with a person who is not a pharmacist, for the dispensing of medicines.

for securing that a person is not to be added to any list unless he holds approved indemnity cover;

for the removal from a list prepared by F157the Department of a Part VI practitioner who does not within a prescribed period after the making of a request by F157the Department in the prescribed manner satisfy F157the Department that he holds approved indemnity cover.

in a form identified in accordance with the regulations in relation to persons of that description; and

made with a person or persons so identified,