HC Deb 15 June 1999 vol 333 cc255-7

Amendments made: No. 94, in page 17, line 15, leave out from 'area;' to 'the' in line 16 and insert—

'(b) those medical practitioners and the deputy medical practitioners for that area; or

(c) the medical practitioners mentioned in—

  1. (i) paragraph (a) above; or
  2. (ii) paragraph (b) above,.
and'

No. 95, in page 17, line 23, leave out from 'area;' to 'the' in line 24 and insert—

'(b) those dental practitioners and the deputy dental practitioners for that area; or

(c) the dental practitioners mentioned in—

  1. (i) paragraph (a) above; or
  2. (ii) paragraph (b) above,
and'.

No. 96, in page 17, line 31 leave out from beginning to end of line 4 on page 18 and insert—

'"(3) For the purposes of this section and section 45 below, a person who meets the condition in subsection (4) below—

  1. (a) is deputy medical practitioner for the area of a Health Authority if he is a medical practitioner who assists a medical practitioner providing general medical services in that area in the provision of those services but is not himself in a list;
  2. (b) is a section 28C medical practitioner for the area of a Health Authority if he is a medical practivioner who provides or performs personal medical services in accordance with arrangements made under section 28C above by the Health Authority (whether with himself or another);
  3. (c) is a deputy dental practitioner for the area of a Health Authority if he is a dental practitioner who assists a dental practitioner providing general dental services in that area in the provision of those services but is not himself on a list;
  4. (d) is a section 28C dental practitioner for the area of a Health Authority if he is a dental practitioner who provides or performs personal dental services in accordance with arrangements made under section 28C above by the Health Authority (whether with himself or another).

(4) The condition referred to in subsection (3) above is that the person concerned has notified the Health Authority that he wishes to be represented under this section by the appropriate committee for their area (and has not notified them that he wishes to cease to be so represented).

(5) For the purposes of subsection (3) above—

  1. (a) a person is to be treated as assisting a medical practitioner or dental practitioner in the provision of services if he is employed by that practitioner for that purpose or if he acts as his deputy in providing those services; and
  2. (b) "list" has the same meaning as in section 46 below.".'.

No. 97, in page 18, line 14, leave out '44(A1)(b) or (B1)(b)' and insert 144(A1)(c) or (B1)(c)'.

No. 98, in page 18, line 21, leave out 'section 44(A1)(b) or (B1)(b)' and insert 'subsection (A1)(b) or (c) or (B1)(b) or (c) of section 44'.

No. 99, in page 18, line 23, leave out from 'attributable' to end of line 25 and insert '—

  1. (a) in the case of a committee recognised under subsection (A1)(b) or (c)(ii) of that section, to the deputy medical practitioners for the area;
  2. (b) in the case of a committee recognised under subsection (A1)(c) of that section, to the section 28C medical practitioners for the area;
  3. (c) in the case of a committee recognised under subsection (B1)(b) or (c)(ii) of that section, to the deputy dental practitioners for the area;
  4. (d) in the case of a committee recognised under subsection (B1)(c) of that section, to the section 28C dental practitioners for the area.'.

No. 100, in page 18, line 30, at end insert 'deputy medical practitioners,'.

No. 101, in page 18, line 31, after first 'practitioners' insert 'deputy dental practitioners'.

No. 102, in page 18, leave out lines 33 to 36 and insert 'each such practitioner'.

No. 103, in page 18, line 44, leave out from second 'to' to end of line 46 and insert 'any practitioners mentioned in that subsection.".'.—[Mr. Denham.]

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