Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES
Made
21st August 1998
The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(2) of the Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(1) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998.
(2) In this Order “the 1997 Order” means the Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the 1997 Order specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 to this Order (the subject matter of each provision being set out in column (2) of that Schedule), is 1st April 1999.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the 1997 Order specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order is the date specified in column (2) of that Schedule.
3.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies to a provision of—
(a)the 1997 Order brought into operation pursuant to Article 2(1); and
(b)any other statutory provision, as amended, inserted or replaced by a provision of Schedule 2 to the 1997 Order brought into operation pursuant to Article 2(2).
(2) Where a statutory provision to which this paragraph applies refers to arrangements made under Article 15B of the 1972 Order (however the reference is worded) such a reference is to be taken as referring only to a pilot scheme under Part II of the 1997 Order and the purpose of bringing the provision of the 1997 Order in question into operation is limited accordingly.
4. In the Schedule to the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997(2), the entry in columns (1) and (2) relating to Schedule 2 to the 1997 Order (amendments to Articles 63(1) and 64(2) of the 1972 Order) is hereby deleted.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on
L.S.
Joan Dixon
Assistant Secretary
21st August 1998.
Article 2(1)
| Column (1) | Column (2) |
|---|---|
| Article 9 | Reviews of pilot schemes |
| Article 10 | Variation and termination of pilot schemes |
| Article 12 | Medical practitioners to be suitably experienced |
| Article 13 | Leaving medical lists |
| Article 14(2) and (9) | Preferential treatment on transferring to medical lists |
| Article 16 | Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies |
| Article 19 | Fund-holding practices |
| Article 20 | Charges for dental treatment |
| Article 23 | Right to choose medical practitioner |
| Article 24 | Right to choose dental practitioner |
| Article 32(2) and Schedule 3 | Repeals |
| Schedule 1 | Preferential treatment on transferring to medical lists |
Article 2(2)
| Column (1) | Column (2) |
|---|---|
| Provision of the 1997 Order | Appointed day |
| Article 32(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1997 Order, in so far as those provisions relate to the amendment to Articles 63(1) and 64(2) of the 1972 Order | 1st September 1998 |
| Article 32(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1997 Order, in so far as those provisions relate to the amendment to Article 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(3) | 1st November 1998 |
Article 32(1) of, and those provisions of Schedule 2 to the 1997 Order not already in operation, or otherwise brought into operation by this Order, with the exception of— (a) the insertion in Article 2(2) of the 1972 Order of the definitions of “health services body”, “medical lists”, “personal dental services”, “personal medical services” and “statutory provision”; and (b) the amendments to Articles 10 and 17(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991. | 1st April 1999 |
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order brings into operation certain provisions of the Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (“the 1997 Order”).
Provisions which are brought into operation on 1st April 1999 relate to personal medical services or personal dental services pilot schemes, which are due to start on that date. Those provisions relate to—
(a)reviews of pilot schemes;
(b)variation and termination of pilot schemes;
(c)medical practitioners to be suitably experienced;
(d)leaving medical lists;
(e)preferential treatment on transferring to medical lists;
(f)liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies;
(g)fund-holding practices;
(h)charges for dental treatment; and
(i)right to choose medical or dental practitioner.
Provisions brought into operation on 1st November 1998 relate to those persons or bodies who have entered into a pilot scheme agreement and who apply to become a “health services body” within the meaning of Article 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991. Provisions brought into operation on 1st September 1998 relate to the provision of additional pharmaceutical services and the authorised provision of pharmaceutical services by medical practitioners.
The Order brings into operation certain minor and consequential amendments in Schedule 2, and repeals in Schedule 3, to the 1997 Order, and deletes the entry in columns (1) and (2) of the Schedule to the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 524 (C. 31)) relating to Schedule 2 to the 1997 Order.
(This note is not part of the Order.)
The following provisions of the 1997 Order have been brought into operation by the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 524 (C. 31)):
| Provision | Date of Commencement |
|---|---|
| Article 1 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 2 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 3 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 4 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 5 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 6 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 7 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 8 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 11 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 14(1) and (3) to (8) | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 17 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 18 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 27 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 28 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 29 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 30 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 31 | 12th January 1998 |
| Article 32(3) and (4) | 12th January 1998 |