These Regulations amend the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”).

These Regulations change the date on which the carrying on of primary medical services becomes a regulated activity from 1st April 2012 to 1st April 2013 for non-out of hours providers of primary medical services. The date of 1st April 2012 remains unchanged for out of hours providers of primary medical services (as defined by these Regulations).

These Regulations also remove some provisions of the 2010 Regulations that are spent (regulation 3(2), (5) and (6)).

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs and benefits to the service providers in question is available on the Department of Health’s website at

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Legislation/index.htmand is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.