The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002

Amendment of regulation 25

14.  In regulation 25 (temporary provision of services)—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) after “suspended as mentioned in section 29(8) of the Act” insert “, or section 41A of the Medical Act 1983”;

(ii) for “suspended by direction of the Tribunal” substitute “suspended”;

(b) for paragraph (6A) substitute—

“(6A) No doctor may be appointed under paragraph (2) or (6) unless he is—

(a) suitably experienced (other than by virtue of being a restricted services principal) within the meaning of section 31 of the Act; and

(b) included by a Health Authority in a medical list or a medical supplementary list prepared in accordance with section 43D of the Act or is named as a performer of personal medical services in a pilot scheme.”.

(c) in paragraph (13), after “to undertake” add “, but not by any variation imposed on that doctor by the Health Authority under sections 43ZA or 49G of the Act”;

(d) in paragraph 14A , “suspended by direction of the Tribunal” substitute “suspended”;

(e) in paragraph (14B), for “suspension by direction of the Tribunal” substitute “suspension”;

(f) in paragraph (15), for sub-paragraph (a)(ii) substitute—

“(ii) consequent upon the suspension of whose registration as mentioned in section 29(8) of the Act arrangements are made under paragraph (2)(a),”.