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

Interpretation

3.  In regulation A2 (interpretation)–

(a) in the definition of “employing authority” after paragraph (c) insert–

“(cc) the Mental Welfare Commission established under section 2 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984(1);”.

(b) for the definition of “practitioner” substitute–

““practitioner”

(a) a registered medical practitioner, other than a GP registrar, who is an assistant practitioner, an associate general practitioner, a locum practitioner, a principal practitioner or a person who is treated as a practitioner under regulation R13 (participators in pilot schemes), or (b) a registered dentist or a person treated as a practitioner under regulation R13, but excluding a person (other than an associate general practitioner) who is paid wholly by way of salary by a National Health Service Trust, a Primary Care NHS Trust or a Health Board or a person treated as an officer under regulation R13;”.

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

““assistant practitioner”

The meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1;”,

““associate general practitioner”

The meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1;”,

““locum practitioner”

The meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1;”,

““principal practitioner”

The meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1;”.

(d) the definition of “trainee practitioner” is omitted and after the definition of “final year’s pensionable pay” there is inserted–

““GP registrar”

A “General Practice (GP) Registrar” as defined in the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 (a doctor who is being trained in general practice by a practitioner whose name is included in a medical list) (2);”

(1)

1984 c. 36.

(2)

S.I. 1995/416, as amended by The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 (S.I.1998/4), which substituted “General Practice (GP) Registrar” for “trainee medical practitioner”. “Medical List” is defined in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations.