15.—(1) The Access to Health Records (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 4) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (2)—
(a)at the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert—
““general medical services contract” means a contract under Article 57 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;”, and
(b)omit the definition of general practitioner.
(3) In Article 3 (meaning of “health record”, etc.) in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)in the case of a record made by a health professional performing primary medical services under a general medical services contract made with a Health and Social Services Board, the person or body who entered into the contract with the Board (or, in a case where more than one person so entered into the contract, any such person);
(aa)in the case of a record made by a health professional performing such services in accordance with arrangements under Article 15B of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 with a Health and Social Services Board, the person or body which made the arrangements with the Board (or, in a case where more than one person so made the arrangements, any such person);”.
(4) In that paragraph, in sub-paragraph (b), after “by a health service body” insert “(and not falling within sub-paragraph (aa))”
(5) In Article 9 (cases where right of access may be partially excluded)—
(a)omit paragraph (2); and
(b)in paragraph (3), omit the words from “(other” to “Article 3(2)(a))”.