25 Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)In the 1977 Act, after section 34, insert—
“34A Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.
(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 M1Health 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.”
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(2)In the 1978 Act, after section 24, insert—
“24A Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.
(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 M2Health 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.”
Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.
Marginal Citations
Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.
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