Health Act 1999

88 (1) The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1 (pilot schemes), in subsection (7), after “NHS trust” there is inserted “and a Primary Care Trust”.

(3) In section 2 (persons who may provide personal medical services under a pilot scheme)—

(a) in subsection (2), after paragraph (e) there is inserted—

“(f) a Primary Care Trust”,

(b) in subsection (3), in the definition of “qualifying body”, for “or (e)” there is substituted “(e) or (f)”.

(4) In section 3 (persons who may provide personal dental services under a pilot scheme)—

(a) in subsection (2), after paragraph (e) there is inserted—

“(f) a Primary Care Trust”,

(b) in subsection (3), in paragraph (b) of the definition of “qualifying body”, for “or (e)” there is substituted “(e) or (f)”.

(5) In section 9 (relationship between 1977 Act and 1997 Act)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “13” there is substituted “16D” and for “functions on his behalf” there is substituted “his functions”,

(b) in subsection (2)(b), for “13” there is substituted “16D”.

(6) Sections 14 (returning to fund-holding status) and 19 (fund-holding practices) are omitted.