SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE (SUBJECT TO ARTICLES 3 AND 4) ON 1ST APRIL 1998

Article 2(a)

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Provision of the Act

Subject Matter

Section 5 (in so far as it is not already in force)

Approval of pilot schemes

Section 6 (in so far as it is not already in force)

Making of pilot schemes

Section 7 (in so far as it relates to pilot schemes under which personal medical services are provided)

Reviews of pilot schemes

Section 8 (in so far as it relates to pilot schemes under which personal medical services are provided)

Variation and termination of pilot schemes

Section 9(3) (in so far as it relates to pilot schemes under which personal medical services are provided)

Functions under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

Section 11

Medical practitioners to be suitably experienced

Section 12

Leaving medical lists

Section 13(2) and (9)

Preferential treatment on transferring to medical lists

Section 15

Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies

Section 18 (in so far as it is not already in force)

Funding of preparatory work

Section 19

Fund-holding practices

Section 23

Right to choose a medical practitioner

Section 29

Authorised provision of pharmaceutical services by medical practitioners

Section 34

Sale of medical practices

Section 35

Employment of pre-registration house officers

Section 37

Expenditure of Health Boards

Section 41(10) (in so far as it relates to the provisions of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Act mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Order)

Introduction of Part I of Schedule 2

Section 41(12) (in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 3 to the Act mentioned below)

Introduction of Schedule 3

Schedule 1

Preferential treatment on transferring to medical lists

In Schedule 3—

Repeals and revocations

in Part I, the repeals relating to—

  • section 29(2) and section 97A(9)(c)(i) of, and Schedule 10 to, the National Health Service Act 1977,

  • section 19(2) of, and Schedule 9 to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,

  • section 12(1)(c) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, and

  • paragraphs 6(c) and 36 of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995.