The National Health Service (General Medical Services Supplementary List) (Wales) (Amendment), the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 3), the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 3) and the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 2802 (W.270)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Supplementary List) (Wales) (Amendment), the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 3), the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 3) and the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2002

Made

12th November 2002

Coming into force

15th November 2002

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 29, 29A, 29B, 38, 39, 43D, 43ZA, 49F, 49I, 49L, 49M, 49N, 49P, 49Q, 49R, and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and section 65 of the Health and Social Care Act 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), section26(2)(g) and (i), for the definition of “prescribed ” and “regulations”. Section 29 was extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17 and amended by the Health Services Act 1980(c. 53), section 1 and 7 and Schedule 1, paragraph 42(b); by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 6, paragraph2; by the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54), section 56(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 16(a); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(3); by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), schedule 1, paragraph 18; and by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”), Schedule 2, paragraph 8. Sections 29A and 29B were inserted by the 1997 Act, section 32, and amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001Act”), section 20. Section 43ZA was inserted by the 2001 Act, section 21. Sections 49F to 49R were inserted by the 2001 Act, section 25. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); and by the 1999 Act, schedule 4, paragraph 37(6). The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 29, 29A, 29B, and 126(4) of the 1977 Act 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, as amended by the 1999 Act section 66(5); section 68 of the 2001 Act provides that Schedule 1 shall be construed so as to include the amendments by that Act to the 1977 Act which are sections 43ZA and 43F to 43.