PART 3Amendment of the Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of regulation 13735

In regulation 137 (Interpretation of Part 3: general)—

a

in the definition of “GMS practice”—

i

in paragraph (a), after “registered medical practitioner” insert “who is a principal medical practitioner”,

ii

in paragraph (b), after “or more” insert “such”;

b

in paragraph (a) of the definition of “host Board” for “registered medical practitioner” substitute “principal medical practitioner”;

c

in the definition of “ophthalmic provider”, after “who” insert “is a principal medical practitioner and who”;

d

after paragraph (b) of the definition of “practitioner”, add—

or

c

an ophthalmic provider

e

at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—

  • “registered medical practitioner” has the meaning given in section 55 of the Medical Act 198312;

  • “Waiting Period Joiner” has the meaning given in regulation 260X;