16.—(1) Article 144 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 12) (health service practitioners) shall be amended as follows.
(2) Renumber the existing provision as paragraph (1).
(3) In that paragraph, omit “56”.
(4) After that paragraph insert—
“(2) In this Order “worker” also includes an individual regarded in his capacity as one who works or normally works or seeks to work as a person performing primary medical services—
(a)in accordance with arrangements made by a Health and Social Services Board under Article 15B of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
(b)under a contract under Article 57 of that Order entered into by him with a Health and Social Services Board,
and “employer” in relation to such an individual, regarded in that capacity, means that Board.”.