The National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) Regulations 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 2817

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The National Health Service (Vocational Training for General Medical Practice) Regulations 1997

Made

26th November 1997

Laid before Parliament

26th November 1997

Coming into force

30th January 1998

The Secretary of State, being designated(1) for the purposes of, and in exercise of powers conferred by, section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) and in exercise of powers conferred by sections 31 and 32 of the National Health Service Act 1977(3), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations—

(1)

See S.I. 1994/2791, article 2 and the Schedule, which designate the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to training in medical practice, the issue and/or recognition of diplomas or certificates or other evidence of qualifications in relation to medical practice, the titles used by those in medical practice, and the exercise of medical practice.

(2)

1972 c. 68.

(3)

1977 c. 49. See section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 31 was amended by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(5) and the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 20. Section 32 was amended by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(6) and the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 21.