The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003

Additional definitions used in Schedule 1

15.  In paragraph 1–

(a) the following definitions are inserted in alphabetical order at the appropriate places–

““locum practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner other than a GP registrar who–

(a)

is not a principal practitioner, an associate general practitioner, an assistant practitioner or a person who is treated as a practitioner under regulation R13 (participators in pilot schemes),

(b)

is either–

(i)

included in a supplementary list prepared by a Health Board or Primary Care NHS Trust under section 24B of the 1978 Act(1) of persons approved by the Health Board or Trust for the purpose of assisting in the provision of general medical services, or

(ii)

is included in a services list under section 17EA of the 1978 Act(2) and named as a performer of personal medical services in an agreement made under section 2 of the National Health Service Primary Care Act 1997, and

(c)

is engaged under a contract for services with another practitioner, otherwise than in pursuance of a commercial arrangement with an agent, to deputise or assist in the provision of general medical services or personal medical services;”

(b) in the definition of “assistant practitioner” for the words “a medical or dental practitioner” substitute the words “a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist, being a practitioner”;

(c) in the definition of “associate general practitioner” for the words “a medical practitioner” substitute the words “a registered medical practitioner other than a GP registrar ”;

(d) for the definition of “principal practitioner” substitute–

““principal practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist who is included in a list prepared in accordance with regulations made under sections 19(2)(a) or 25(2)(a) of the 1978 Act;”.

(1)

Section 24B was inserted by section 18(2) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 5).

(2)

1978 c. 29. Section 17EA was inserted by section 18(1) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 5).