(1)In the 1977 Act, after section 28B, insert—
(1)A Health Authority may make one or more agreements with respect to their area, in accordance with the provisions of regulations under section 28E, under which—
(a)personal medical services are provided (otherwise than by the Authority); or
(b)personal dental services are provided (otherwise than by the Authority).
(2)An agreement made under this section—
(a)may not combine arrangements for the provision of personal medical services with arrangements for the provision of personal dental services; but
(b)may include arrangements for the provision of services—
(i)which are not personal medical services or personal dental services; but
(ii)which may be provided under this Part.
(3)Except to such extent as may be prescribed—
(a)a patient for whom personal medical services are provided in accordance with an agreement made under this section is not to count as a person for whom arrangements must be made by the Health Authority concerned under section 29;
(b)a patient for whom personal dental services are provided under an agreement made under this section is not to count as a person for whom arrangements must be made by the Health Authority concerned under section 35.
(4)This Act (and in particular section 17) has effect, in relation to personal medical services or personal dental services provided under an agreement made under this section, as if those services were provided as a result of the delegation by the Secretary of State (by directions given under section 13) of functions of his under this Part.
(5)The functions of a Health Authority in relation to an agreement made under this section are primary functions of the Authority for the purposes of the [1990 c. 19.] National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
(6)Regulations may provide—
(a)for functions which are exercisable by a Health Authority in relation to an agreement made under this section to be exercisable on behalf of the Authority by a Health Board; and
(b)for functions which are exercisable by a Health Board in relation to an agreement made under section 17C of the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 to be exercisable on behalf of the Board by a Health Authority.
(7)For the purposes of this section—
“personal medical services” means medical services of a kind that may be provided by a general medical practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part II; and
“personal dental services” means dental services of a kind that may be provided by a general dental practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part II.
(1)A Health Authority may make an agreement under section 28C only with one or more of the following—
(a)an NHS trust;
(b)in the case of an agreement under which personal medical services are provided—
(i)a qualifying medical practitioner;
(ii)an individual who is providing personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements or section 17C arrangements;
(c)in the case of an agreement under which personal dental services are provided—
(i)a qualifying dental practitioner;
(ii)an individual who is providing personal dental services in accordance with section 28C arrangements or section 17C arrangements;
(d)an NHS employee, a section 28C employee or a section 17C employee;
(e)a qualifying body.
(2)In this section—
“the 1978 Act” means the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
“NHS employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in the health service in England and Wales or Scotland, is employed by—
an NHS trust;
in the case of an agreement under which personal medical services are provided—
a medical practitioner whose name is included in a medical list kept under this Act or in a corresponding list kept under the 1978 Act; or
a medical practitioner who is providing personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements or section 17C arrangements;
in the case of an agreement under which personal dental services are provided—
a dental practitioner whose name is included in a list prepared in accordance with regulations made under section 36(1)(a) of this Act or section 25(2)(a) of the 1978 Act; or
a dental practitioner who is providing personal dental services in accordance with section 28C arrangements or section 17C arrangements;
“qualifying body” means—
a company which is limited by shares all of which are legally and beneficially owned by persons falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1); and also
in the case of an agreement under which personal dental services are provided, a body corporate which, in accordance with the provisions of Part IV of the [1984 c. 24.] Dentists Act 1984, is entitled to carry on the business of dentistry;
“qualifying dental practitioner” means a dental practitioner who satisfies the conditions imposed by regulations made under section 28E(2)(b) of this Act or section 17E(2)(b) of the 1978 Act;
“qualifying medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who satisfies the conditions imposed by regulations made under section 28E(2)(b) of this Act or section 17E(2)(b) of the 1978 Act;
“section 17C arrangements” means arrangements for the provision of services made under section 17C of the 1978 Act;
“section 17C employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in accordance with section 17C arrangements, is employed by an individual providing those services;
“section 28C arrangements” means arrangements for the provision of services made under section 28C; and
“section 28C employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in accordance with section 28C arrangements, is employed by an individual providing those services.”
(2)In the 1978 Act, after section 17B, insert—
(1)A Health Board may make one or more agreements with respect to their area, in accordance with the provisions of regulations under section 17E, under which—
(a)personal medical services are provided (otherwise than by the Board); or
(b)personal dental services are provided (otherwise than by the Board).
(2)An agreement made under this section—
(a)may not combine arrangements for the provision of personal medical services with arrangements for the provision of personal dental services; but
(b)may include arrangements for the provision of services—
(i)which are not personal medical services or personal dental services; but
(ii)which may be provided under this Part.
(3)Except to such extent as may be prescribed—
(a)a patient for whom personal medical services are provided in accordance with an agreement made under this section is not to count as a person for whom arrangements must be made by the Health Board concerned under section 19;
(b)a patient for whom personal dental services are provided under an agreement made under this section is not to count as a person for whom arrangements must be made by the Health Board concerned under section 25.
(4)This Act (and in particular section 2) has effect, in relation to personal medical services or personal dental services provided under an agreement made under this section, as if those services were provided as a result of the delegation by the Secretary of State (by directions given under section 2) of functions of his under this Part.
(5)Regulations may provide—
(a)for functions which are exercisable by a Health Board in relation to an agreement made under this section to be exercisable on behalf of the Board by a Health Authority; and
(b)for functions which are exercisable by a Health Authority in relation to an agreement made under section 28C of the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977 to be exercisable on behalf of the Authority by a Health Board.
(6)For the purposes of this section—
“Health Authority” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977;
“personal medical services” means medical services of a kind that may be provided by a general medical practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part II; and
“personal dental services” means dental services of a kind that may be provided by a general dental practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part II.
(1)A Health Board may make an agreement under section 17C only with one or more of the following—
(a)an NHS trust;
(b)in the case of an agreement under which personal medical services are provided—
(i)a qualifying medical practitioner;
(ii)an individual who is providing personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or section 28C arrangements;
(c)in the case of an agreement under which personal dental services are provided—
(i)a qualifying dental practitioner;
(ii)an individual who is providing personal dental services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or section 28C arrangements;
(d)an NHS employee, a section 17C employee or a section 28C employee;
(e)a qualifying body.
(2)In this section—
“the 1977 Act” means the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977;
“NHS employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in the health service in Scotland or England and Wales, is employed by—
an NHS trust;
in the case of an agreement under which personal medical services are provided—
a medical practitioner whose name is included in a medical list kept under this Act or in a corresponding list kept under the 1977 Act; or
a medical practitioner who is providing personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or section 28C arrangements;
in the case of an agreement under which personal dental services are provided—
a dental practitioner whose name is included in a list prepared in accordance with regulations made under section 25(2)(a) of this Act or section 36(1)(a) of the 1977 Act; or
a dental practitioner who is providing personal dental services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or section 28C arrangements;
“qualifying body” means—
a company which is limited by shares all of which are legally and beneficially owned by persons falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1); and also
in the case of an agreement under which personal dental services are provided, a body corporate which, in accordance with the provisions of Part IV of the [1984 c. 24.] Dentists Act 1984, is entitled to carry on the business of dentistry;
“qualifying dental practitioner” means a dental practitioner who satisfies the conditions imposed by regulations made under section 17E(2)(b) of this Act or section 28E(2)(b) of the 1977 Act;
“qualifying medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who satisfies the conditions imposed by regulations made under section 17E(2)(b) of this Act or section 28E(2)(b) of the 1977 Act;
“section 17C employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in accordance with section 17C arrangements, is employed by an individual providing those services;
“section 28C arrangements” means arrangements for the provision of services made under section 28C of the 1977 Act; and
“section 28C employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in accordance with section 28C arrangements, is employed by an individual providing those services.”
(3)The Secretary of State may not make an order under section 41(3) bringing this section into force unless he is satisfied, having regard in particular to reviews of pilot schemes which have been conducted under section 7, that it would be in the interests of any part of the health service to bring this section into force.
(1)In the 1977 Act, after section 28D, insert—
(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations with respect to the provision of services in accordance with section 28C arrangements.
(2)The regulations must—
(a)include provision for participants other than Health Authorities to withdraw from section 28C arrangements if they wish to do so;
(b)impose conditions (including conditions as to qualifications and experience) to be satisfied by medical practitioners performing personal medical services, and dental practitioners performing personal dental services, in accordance with section 28C arrangements.
In paragraph (b) “practitioner” does not include a practitioner who is undergoing training of a prescribed description.
(3)The regulations may, in particular—
(a)provide that section 28C arrangements may be made only in prescribed circumstances;
(b)provide that section 28C arrangements may be made only in prescribed areas;
(c)provide that only prescribed services, or prescribed categories of service, may be provided in accordance with section 28C arrangements;
(d)require details of section 28C arrangements to be published;
(e)make provision with respect to the variation and termination of section 28C arrangements;
(f)prevent (except in such circumstances and to such extent as may be prescribed) a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements from providing general medical services;
(g)make provision with respect to medical lists, including provision for preferential treatment for medical practitioners;
(h)provide for parties to section 28C arrangements to be treated, in such circumstances and to such extent as may be prescribed, as health service bodies for the purposes of section 4 of the [1990 c. 19.] National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
(i)provide for directions, as to payments, made under section 4(7) of the Act of 1990 (as it has effect as a result of regulations made by virtue of paragraph (h)) to be enforceable in a county court (if the court so orders) as if they were judgments or orders of that court;
(j)confer powers or impose duties on the Dental Practice Board in relation to agreements made by virtue of section 28C(1) under which personal dental services are provided;
(k)authorise Health Authorities to make payments of financial assistance for prescribed categories of preparatory work undertaken—
(i)in connection with preparing proposals for section 28C arrangements; or
(ii)in preparation for the provision of services under proposed section 28C arrangements.
(4)The regulations must include provision for a medical practitioner who—
(a)has provided or performed personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements, and
(b)in contemplation of doing so, gave up fund-holding status,
to be allowed to return immediately to fund-holding status on satisfying the Secretary of State that, if he were granted that status, he would be able to fulfil the conditions for the time being in force for continuing to have it.
For the purposes of this subsection “fund-holding status” has such meaning as may be prescribed.
(5)The Secretary of State must—
(a)consider whether section 28C arrangements are likely to have an adverse effect on the distribution of medical practitioners providing general medical services or performing personal medical services in England or in Wales;
(b)if he thinks that the arrangements are likely to have that effect, consider whether it is necessary to include in the regulations provisions designed to secure that, so far as is possible, the arrangements do not have that effect; and
(c)if he thinks that it is necessary, include such provisions in the regulations.
(6)Regulations which impose conditions on persons performing personal medical services or persons performing personal dental services (whether made by virtue of subsection (2)(b) or otherwise) may, in particular, include provision of a kind that may be made by regulations under section 32.
(7)Regulations made by virtue of subsection (3)(g) may, in particular, include provision—
(a)requiring (except in prescribed circumstances) Health Authorities to remove from their medical lists persons who are performing personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements or corresponding services under section 17C of the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
(b)conferring a right to transfer to a medical list on persons who have ceased to perform such services;
(c)that any provision in relation to medical lists made by or under any enactment is not to apply;
(d)as to conditions to be attached to entries in medical lists;
(e)conferring powers of disqualification on the Tribunal constituted under section 46.
(8)The power to make provision under this section of the kind mentioned in subsection (3)(j) includes power—
(a)to authorise or require the Dental Practice Board to perform on behalf of a Health Authority functions of a prescribed description (including functions relating to remuneration) which have been delegated to the Board by the Health Authority in accordance with a power conferred by the regulations;
(b)to provide that functions conferred by the regulations are only to be exercised by the Board in accordance with directions of the Secretary of State;
(c)to require information for the purpose of performing any functions conferred or imposed on the Board under this section.”
(2)In the 1978 Act, after section 17D, insert—
(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations with respect to the provision of services in accordance with section 17C arrangements.
(2)The regulations must—
(a)include provision for participants other than Health Boards to withdraw from section 17C arrangements if they wish to do so;
(b)impose conditions (including conditions as to qualifications and experience) to be satisfied by medical practitioners performing personal medical services, and dental practitioners performing personal dental services, in accordance with section 17C arrangements.
In paragraph (b) “practitioner” does not include a practitioner who is undergoing training of a prescribed description.
(3)The regulations may, in particular—
(a)provide that section 17C arrangements may be made only in prescribed circumstances;
(b)provide that section 17C arrangements may be made only in prescribed areas;
(c)provide that only prescribed services, or prescribed categories of service, may be provided in accordance with section 17C arrangements;
(d)require details of section 17C arrangements to be published;
(e)make provision with respect to the variation and termination of section 17C arrangements;
(f)prevent (except in such circumstances and to such extent as may be prescribed) a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements from providing general medical services;
(g)make provision with respect to medical lists, including provision for preferential treatment for medical practitioners;
(h)provide for parties to section 17C arrangements to be treated, in such circumstances and to such extent as may be prescribed, as health service bodies for the purposes of section 17A;
(i)provide for directions, as to payments, made under section 17A(8) (as it has effect as a result of regulations made by virtue of paragraph (h)) to be enforceable in like manner as extract registered decrees arbitral bearing warrant for execution issued by the sheriff court of any sheriffdom in Scotland;
(j)confer powers or impose duties on the Dental Practice Board in relation to agreements made by virtue of section 17C(1) under which personal dental services are provided;
(k)authorise Health Boards to make payments of financial assistance for prescribed categories of preparatory work undertaken—
(i)in connection with preparing proposals for section 17C arrangements; or
(ii)in preparation for the provision of services under proposed section 17C arrangements.
(4)The regulations must include provision for a medical practitioner who—
(a)has provided or performed personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements, and
(b)in contemplation of doing so, gave up fund-holding status,
to be allowed to return immediately to fund-holding status on satisfying the Secretary of State that, if he were granted that status, he would be able to fulfil the conditions for the time being in force for continuing to have it.
For the purposes of this subsection “fund-holding status” has such meaning as may be prescribed.
(5)The Secretary of State must—
(a)consider whether section 17C arrangements are likely to have an adverse effect on the distribution of medical practitioners providing general medical services or performing personal medical services in Scotland;
(b)if he thinks that the arrangements are likely to have that effect, consider whether it is necessary to include in the regulations provisions designed to secure that, so far as is possible, the arrangements do not have that effect; and
(c)if he thinks that it is necessary, include such provisions in the regulations.
(6)Regulations which impose conditions on persons performing personal medical services or persons performing personal dental services (whether made by virtue of subsection (2)(b) or otherwise) may, in particular, include provision of a kind that may be made by regulations under section 22.
(7)Regulations made by virtue of subsection (3)(g) may, in particular, include provision—
(a)requiring (except in prescribed circumstances) Health Boards to remove from their medical lists persons who are performing personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements or corresponding services under section 28C of the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977;
(b)conferring a right to transfer to a medical list on persons who have ceased to perform such services;
(c)that any provision in relation to medical lists made by or under any enactment is not to apply;
(d)as to conditions to be attached to entries in medical lists;
(e)conferring powers of disqualification on the Tribunal constituted under section 29.
(8)The power to make provision under this section of the kind mentioned in subsection (3)(j) includes power—
(a)to authorise or require the Dental Practice Board to perform on behalf of a Health Board functions of a prescribed description (including functions relating to remuneration) which have been delegated to the Dental Practice Board by the Health Board in accordance with a power conferred by the regulations;
(b)to provide that functions conferred by the regulations are only to be exercised by the Dental Practice Board in accordance with directions of the Secretary of State;
(c)to require information for the purpose of performing any functions conferred or imposed on the Dental Practice Board under this section.
(9)In this Act “section 17C arrangements” means arrangements for the provision of services made under section 17C.”
(1)In the 1977 Act, after section 28E, insert—
(1)Provision shall be made in regulations for conferring a right on any person to choose the medical practitioner from whom he is to receive primary medical services, subject to—
(a)the consent of the practitioner concerned; and
(b)any limit on the number of patients to be accepted by any practitioner.
(2)In particular, the regulations—
(a)shall prescribe the procedure for choosing a practitioner;
(b)may prescribe a limit on the number of patients to be accepted by a medical practitioner who undertakes to provide general medical services under Part II; and
(c)shall provide for the distribution among medical practitioners of persons who have indicated a wish to obtain primary medical services but—
(i)have been refused by the medical practitioner of their choice; or
(ii)have not chosen a medical practitioner.
(3)The Secretary of State may give directions imposing a limit on the number of patients to be accepted by a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements.
(4)Any such directions may make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case.
(5)Regulations under this section may also provide that the right to choose a medical practitioner conferred by the regulations shall, in the case of such persons as may be specified in the regulations, be exercised on their behalf by other persons so specified.
(6)In this section “primary medical services” means medical services which are—
(a)provided, in accordance with section 28C arrangements, as personal medical services; or
(b)provided under Part II as general medical services.”
(2)In the 1978 Act, after section 17E, insert—
(1)Provision shall be made in regulations for conferring a right on any person to choose the medical practitioner from whom he is to receive primary medical services, subject to—
(a)the consent of the practitioner concerned; and
(b)any limit on the number of patients to be accepted by any practitioner.
(2)In particular, the regulations—
(a)shall prescribe the procedure for choosing a practitioner;
(b)may prescribe a limit on the number of patients to be accepted by a medical practitioner who undertakes to provide general medical services under Part II; and
(c)shall provide for the distribution among medical practitioners of persons who have indicated a wish to obtain primary medical services but—
(i)have been refused by the medical practitioner of their choice; or
(ii)have not chosen a medical practitioner.
(3)The Secretary of State may give directions imposing a limit on the number of patients to be accepted by a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements.
(4)Any such directions may make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case.
(5)Regulations under this section may also provide that the right to choose a medical practitioner conferred by the regulations shall, in the case of such persons as may be specified in the regulations, be exercised on their behalf by other persons so specified.
(6)In this section “primary medical services” means medical services which are—
(a)provided, in accordance with section 17C arrangements, as personal medical services; or
(b)provided under Part II as general medical services.”
(1)In the 1977 Act, after section 28F, insert—
(1)Provision shall be made in regulations for conferring a right on any person to choose the dental practitioner from whom he is to receive primary dental services, subject to the consent of the practitioner concerned.
(2)The regulations shall, in particular, prescribe the procedure for choosing a practitioner.
(3)The regulations may, in particular, provide that the right to choose a dental practitioner conferred by the regulations shall, in the case of such persons as may be specified in the regulations, be exercised on their behalf by other persons so specified.
(4)In this section “primary dental services” means dental services which are—
(a)provided, in accordance with section 28C arrangements, as personal dental services; or
(b)provided under Part II as general dental services.”
(2)In the 1978 Act, after section 17F, insert—
(1)Provision shall be made in regulations for conferring a right on any person to choose the dental practitioner from whom he is to receive primary dental services, subject to the consent of the practitioner concerned.
(2)The regulations shall, in particular, prescribe the procedure for choosing a practitioner.
(3)The regulations may, in particular, provide that the right to choose a dental practitioner conferred by the regulations shall, in the case of such persons as may be specified in the regulations, be exercised on their behalf by other persons so specified.
(4)In this section “primary dental services” means dental services which are—
(a)provided, in accordance with section 17C arrangements, as personal dental services; or
(b)provided under Part II as general dental services.”
(1)In the 1977 Act, after section 34, insert—
(1)Regulations may make provision with respect to the liabilities and obligations of—
(a)a Part II practitioner who, in connection with any obligation of his to provide general medical services, enters into arrangements under which a Part I practitioner deputises, or is engaged to deputise, for him; or
(b)a Part II practitioner who enters into arrangements under which he deputises, or is engaged to deputise, for a Part I practitioner, in connection with that practitioner’s obligation to perform personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements.
(2)The regulations may, in particular—
(a)modify any liabilities or obligations which would otherwise be applicable by virtue of this Part;
(b)apply (with or without modifications) any provision made by or under this Part (including any provision so made by virtue of section 17 of the [1988 c. 49.] Health and Medicines Act 1988).
(3)In subsection (1)—
“Part I practitioner” means a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements; and
“Part II practitioner” means a medical practitioner who provides general medical services.”
(2)In the 1978 Act, after section 24, insert—
(1)Regulations may make provision with respect to the liabilities and obligations of—
(a)a Part II practitioner who, in connection with any obligation of his to provide general medical services, enters into arrangements under which a Part I practitioner deputises, or is engaged to deputise, for him; or
(b)a Part II practitioner who enters into arrangements under which he deputises, or is engaged to deputise, for a Part I practitioner, in connection with that practitioner’s obligation to perform personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements.
(2)The regulations may, in particular—
(a)modify any liabilities or obligations which would otherwise be applicable by virtue of this Part;
(b)apply (with or without modifications) any provision made by or under this Part (including any provision so made by virtue of section 17 of the [1988 c. 49.] Health and Medicines Act 1988).
(3)In subsection (1)—
“Part I practitioner” means a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services in accordance with section 17C arrangements; and
“Part II practitioner” means a medical practitioner who provides general medical services.”
(1)In the 1977 Act, after section 78, insert—
(1)Regulations may provide for the making and recovery, in such manner as may be prescribed, of charges for dental treatment provided in accordance with section 28C arrangements.
(2)“Dental treatment” means personal dental services other than those to which section 78(1A) applies.
(3)The regulations must secure that the amount charged for a particular treatment (or course of treatment) is the same as the amount that would be charged for that treatment (or course of treatment) if it were provided under Part II.
(4)The regulations may—
(a)provide for the amount or the maximum amount of any charge authorised by the regulations to be varied in prescribed circumstances; or
(b)give power to direct that the charge is not to be payable.
(5)If, under a contract or arrangement, a patient receives—
(a)services for which a charge is payable under section 78, and
(b)treatment for which a charge is payable under the regulations,
the total charge for those services and that treatment is not to exceed such sum as may be prescribed.
(6)No charge is to be made under the regulations in respect of treatment provided for any person who, at the time of the making of the contract or arrangement under which the treatment is provided—
(a)was under 18;
(b)was under 19 and receiving qualifying full-time education;
(c)was pregnant; or
(d)had given birth within the previous twelve months.
(7)In subsection (6)(b) “qualifying full-time education” has the same meaning as in Schedule 12.
(8)The regulations may provide, with respect to any exemption under subsection (6), that it is to be a condition of the exemption that—
(a)a declaration of the prescribed kind is made in the prescribed form or manner; or
(b)a certificate of the prescribed kind is supplied in the prescribed form or manner.”
(2)In the 1978 Act, after section 70, insert—
(1)Regulations may provide for the making and recovery, in such manner as may be prescribed, of charges for dental treatment provided in accordance with section 17C arrangements.
(2)“Dental treatment” means personal dental services other than those to which section 70(1A) applies.
(3)The regulations must secure that the amount charged for a particular treatment (or course of treatment) is the same as the amount that would be charged for that treatment (or course of treatment) if it were provided under Part II.
(4)The regulations may—
(a)provide for the amount or the maximum amount of any charge authorised by the regulations to be varied in prescribed circumstances; or
(b)give power to direct that the charge is not to be payable.
(5)If, under a contract or arrangement, a patient receives—
(a)services for which a charge is payable under section 70, and
(b)treatment for which a charge is payable under the regulations,
the total charge for those services and that treatment is not to exceed such sum as may be prescribed.
(6)No charge is to be made under the regulations in respect of treatment provided for any person who, at the time of the making of the contract or arrangement under which the treatment is provided—
(a)was under 18;
(b)was under 19 and receiving qualifying full-time education;
(c)was pregnant; or
(d)had given birth within the previous twelve months.
(7)In subsection (6)(b) “qualifying full-time education” has the same meaning as in Schedule 11.
(8)The regulations may provide, with respect to any exemption under subsection (6), that it is to be a condition of the exemption that—
(a)a declaration of the prescribed kind is made in the prescribed form or manner; or
(b)a certificate of the prescribed kind is supplied in the prescribed form or manner.”