The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) Amendment Regulations 2014

Made: 3rd March 2014

Laid before Parliament: 6th March 2014

Coming into force: 1st April 2014

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PART 1 — General

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — Amendments to the General Medical Services Contracts Regulations

Amendment of regulation 2 of the General Medical Services Contracts Regulations

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Substitution of regulation 26B of the General Medical Services Contracts Regulations

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Insertion of paragraph 6A into Schedule 6 to the General Medical Services Contracts Regulations

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Substitution of paragraph 11 of Schedule 6 to the General Medical Services Contracts Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 to the General Medical Services Contracts Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraphs 74, 74A, 74B and 74C into Schedule 6 to the General Medical Services Contracts Regulations

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PART 3 — Amendments to the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations

Amendment of regulation 2 of the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations

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Substitution of regulation 18B of the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations

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Substitution of paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 to the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraph 13A into Schedule 5 to the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraphs 70A to 70D into Schedule 5 to the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Earl Howe — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 3rd March 2014

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c.41. The National Health Service Act 2006 (“the Act”) was amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7). Relevant amendments to sections 89 and 94 were made by Schedule 4, paragraphs 34 and 38. See section 275(1) of the Act for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”. The powers exercised in making these Regulations are exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to England only, by virtue of section 271(1) of the Act.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2004/291; as amended by S.I. 2004/865, 906 and 2694, S.I. 2005/893 and 3315, S.I. 2006/1501, S.I. 2007/3491, S.I. 2008/528 and 1700, S.I. 2009/309, 2205 and 2230, S.I. 2010/22, 231, 578 and 1231, S.I. 2012/970, 1479, 1909, 1916 and 2404, and S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2004/627; as amended by S.I. 2004/1906 and 2694, S.I. 2005/893, 3315, 3491, S.I. 2006/1501, S.I. 2007/3491, S.I. 2008/1700, S.I. 2009/309, 2205 and 2230, S.I. 2010/22, 231, 234, 478, 578 and 1621, S.I. 2012/970, 1479, 1909, 1916, 1919 and 2404, and S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00004]: Regulation 26B was inserted by regulation 20 of S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00005]: See the Primary Medical Services (Patient Choice Extension Scheme) Directions 2013 which were signed on 11th February 2013. These Directions cease to have effect on 1st April 2014 by virtue of the operation of direction 1(2).

[^f00006]: The document entitled “National Quality Standards in the Delivery of Out of Hours Services” published on 20th July 2006 is available at http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PolicyAndGuidance/DH_4137271. Copies may be obtained from the Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS.

[^f00007]: Regulation 18B was inserted by regulation 45 of S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00008]: The document entitled “National Quality Standards in the Delivery of Out of Hours Services” published on 20th July 2006 is available at http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PolicyAndGuidance/DH_4137271. Copies may be obtained from the Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS.

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