2003 No. 133
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES
The General Medical Services (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
Made 5th March 2003
Coming into operation 1st April 2003

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 56, 106(b) and 107(6) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, and in conjunction with the Department of Finance and Personnel and after consultation with such organisations as appear to the Department to be representative of the medical profession, as required by Article 56(5) of that Order, hereby makes the following Regulations:
S.I.1999/283 (N.I. 1), see Article 3(6)
S.I.1972/1265 (N.I. 14) as amended by S.I.1978/1907 (N.I. 26), S.I.1981/432, S.I.1986/2229 (N.I. 24), S.I.1988/2249 (N.I. 24), S.I.1991/194 (N.I. 1), 1995 c. 51 and S.I.1997/1177(N.I. 7)

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 These Regulations may be cited as the General Medical Services (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2003.
2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.
S.R. 1997 No. 380; to which there are amendments not relevant to these regulations

2 Amendment of the principal Regulations
1 In the principal Regulations, Schedule 2 (terms of service for Doctors) shall be amended as follows.
2 After paragraph 56 of Schedule 2 (annual reports), insert the following paragraph–

“56A Appraisal Scheme
A doctor shall participate in the appraisal scheme provided by the Board.”

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 5th March 2003.
James F. Livingstone Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 5th March 2003.
Rodney Scott Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (“the principal Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which doctors provide general medical services under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.
The terms of service for doctors contained in Schedule 2 to those regulations are amended to ensure Doctors will participate in the appraisal scheme provided by the Boards.