1993 No. 887
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The National Health Service Act 1977 (Composition of Medical Practices Committee) Modification Order 1993
Made 25th March 1993
Laid before Parliament 31st March 1993
Coming into force 21st April 1993

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 7(1A) of the National Health Service Act 1977 hereby makes the following Order:—
1977 c. 49. Subsection (1A) was inserted into section 7 of the National Health Service Act 1977 by section 22(3) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Act 1977 (Composition of Medical Practices Committee) Modification Order 1993 and shall come into force on 21st April 1993.

2 Modification of section 7(1)(b) of the National Health Service Act 1977
In section 7(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977 (Composition of Medical Practices Committee) paragraph (b) shall have effect subject to the following modifications—
(a) for “six” there shall be substituted “five” in both places where it occurs; and
(b) for “five” there shall be substituted “four”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Brian Mawhinney Minister of State Department of Health 25th March 1993

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order modifies section 7(1)(b) of the National Health Service Act 1977, which sets out the composition of the Medical Practices Committee. The Committee exercises functions under Part II of that Act in connection with the distribution of registered medical practitioners providing general medical services pursuant to that Part.This Order alters from six to five the number of members of the Committee (other than the Chairman) who are to be registered medical practitioners, and from five to four the number of those members who are to be actively engaged in medical practice.