2002 No. 1921

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2002

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 126(4) of, and Schedule 9A to, the National Health Service Act 19771 and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 19922 hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent1

1

These Rules may be cited as the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2002 and shall come into force on 26th August 2002.

2

In these Rules, the “principal Rules” means the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Procedure) Rules 20013.

3

These Rules apply to England and Wales.

Amendment of the principal Rules2

1

For Rule 1(2) of the principal Rules, there shall be substituted “These Rules apply to England and Wales.”.

2

In Rule 2(1) of the principal Rules, in the definition of “FHS Regulations”—

a

at the end of paragraph (h), omit “or”,

b

at the end of paragraph (i), insert “or,”, and

c

after paragraph (i), insert “(j) section 18 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (regulations about out of hours medical services)4;”.

Irvine of Lairg, C.

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Procedure) Rules 2001 (“the principal Rules”).

Rule 2(1) amends Rule 1(2) of the principal Rules so that the Rules apply to Wales, as well as to England, from 26th August 2002.

Rule 2(2) amends Rule 2(1) of the principal Rules. It amends the definition of “FHS Regulations” to include regulations made under section 18 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (“the Act”). Section 18 makes provision for regulations concerning out of hours medical services, including appeals against decisions of Health Authorities concerning such services.