The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Services List) and the (General Medical Services Supplementary List) and (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 2644

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Services List) and the (General Medical Services Supplementary List) and (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2003

Made

10th October 2003

Laid before Parliament

13th October 2003

Coming into force

3rd November 2003

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 29, 29A, 29B, 43ZA, 43D, 49N, 49O, 49P, 49Q, 49R and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1), sections 8ZA, 9 and 39 of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997(2) and section 65 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001(3), and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 29 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), s.7; the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 6, paragraph 2; the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54), Schedule 5, paragraph 16; S.I. 1985/39; the Schedule to the Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995, (c. 51) (“the 1995 Act”); the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraph 71; the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), s.23, Schedule 6, part I and Schedule 8, paragraphs 1 and 2 and the National Health Service and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the 2002 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 3. Section 29A was inserted by the 1997 Act, s. 32(1) and amended by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), s. 9(2) and Schedule 4, paragraphs 4 and 17; the 2001 Act, s. 20 and Schedule 5, paragraph 5 and the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 4. Section 29B was inserted by the 1997 Act, s. 32(1) and amended by the 2001 Act, sections 15 and 20 and the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 5. Sections 43ZA and 43D were inserted by the 2001 Act, sections 21 and 24 and amended by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1, 18 and 20. Sections 49F, 49I, 49L, 49N, 490, 49P and 49Q were inserted by the 2001 Act, s. 25 and amended by the 2002 Act, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27 and 28. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6) and by the 2001 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 5(13)(b). As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under section 29 and 126(4) of the 1977 Act are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672; section 68 of the 2001 Act provides that Schedule 1 shall be construed so as to include the amendments made by that Act to the 1977 Act; these Regulations therefore extend only to England.

(2)

1997 c. 46; section 2 was amended by the 1999 Act, section 65(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 88(1) and (3)(a). Section 8ZA was inserted by section 26(2) of the 2001 Act and amended by the 2002 Act, Schedule 3, paragraph 3. Section 9 was amended by the 1999 Act, section 65(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 88(1) and (5)(a) and (b).

(3)

2001 c. 15.