National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997
Part I Pilot Schemes for Primary Care
Preparation and making of pilot schemes
1 Pilot schemes.
2 Provision of personal medical services under a pilot scheme.
3 Provision of personal dental services under a pilot scheme.
4 Proposals for pilot schemes.
5 Approval of pilot schemes.
6 Making of pilot schemes.
Reviews of pilot schemes
7 Reviews of pilot schemes.
Variation and termination of pilot schemes
8 Variation and termination of pilot schemes.
Services Lists
8ZA Lists of persons who may perform personal medical services or personal dental services
8ADelegation of Health Authority functions relating to pilot schemes.
General
9 Relationship between this Part and the 1977 Act.
10 Relationship between this Part and the 1978 Act.
11 Medical practitioners to be suitably experienced.
12 Leaving medical lists.
13 Preferential treatment on transferring to medical lists.
14 Pilot Schemes for Primary Care
15 Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.
16NHS contracts.
17 The Dental Practice Boards.
Financial provisions
18 Funding of preparatory work.
19 Pilot Schemes for Primary Care
20 Charges for dental treatment.
Part II Primary Care
Personal medical or dental services
21 Provision of personal medical or dental services.
22 Supplementary regulations.
23 Right to choose medical practitioner.
24 Right to choose dental practitioner.
25 Liabilities and obligations in relation to deputies.
26 Charges for dental treatment.
Pharmaceutical services
27 Provision of additional pharmaceutical services.
28 Terms and conditions etc.
29 Authorised provision of pharmaceutical services by medical practitioners.
Ophthalmic services
30 Duty of registered opticians to refer certain persons to registered medical practitioners.
NHS contracts
31 Provision of certain services under NHS contracts.
Medical lists and vacancies
32 Medical lists and vacancies: England and Wales.
33 Medical lists and vacancies: Scotland.
Medical practices
34 Sale of medical practices.
35 Employment of pre-registration house officers in medical practices.
Part III Miscellaneous and Supplemental
36 Expenditure of Health Authorities.
37 Expenditure of Health Boards.
38 Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland.
39 Regulations and directions.
40 Interpretation.
41 Short title, commencement and extent, etc.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Preferential Treatment on Transferring to Medical Lists
Cases where preference is given
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The preferential treatment
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Representations against preferential treatment
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Power of Tribunal to give directions
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Termination of directions
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Directions in Northern Ireland
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Regulations
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Interpretation
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SCHEDULE 2 Amendments
Part I Minor and Consequential Amendments
The Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
1(1) The Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 is...
The Patents Act 1977 (c. 37)
2In section 56(4)(a) of the Patents Act 1977, for the...
The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
3The 1977 Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs 4...
4(1) Section 15 is amended as follows.
5(1) Section 26 is amended as follows.
6 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
7After section 28H insert— Use of accommodation. If the Secretary of State considers that any accommodation provided...
8In section 29(2), omit paragraphs (b) and (c).
9In section 32(1), for the definition of “ applicant ”...
10(1) Section 33 is amended as follows.
11In section 34(1)(a), omit from “ (ii) the occurrence ”...
12Omit section 36(1)(c).
13 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
14In section 43(3), after “41(d)” insert “ , or additional...
15In section 50, after “whom” insert “ general ophthalmic ”...
16 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
17 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
18 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
19 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
20In section 85(1), references to functions conferred or imposed by...
21In section 86, the reference to a function conferred by...
22In section 97(6)(a), for “subsections (1) to (3), or subsection...
23In section 97A— (a) in subsection (1)(a), for “amounts allotted...
24 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
25 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
26In section 105(2)(a) after “examined” insert “ or as part...
27In section 126(3), after “under” insert “ or by virtue...
28In section 128, insert at the appropriate places— “ health...
29(1) In Schedule 9, paragraph 5A is amended as follows....
30(1) Schedule 10 is amended as follows.
31In Schedule 12, in paragraph 1(1)(b), after “drug or medicine”...
The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)
32The 1978 Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs 33...
33In section 3(1), omit from “, for the purpose of”...
34In section 12A, after subsection (4) insert—
35In section 15(1)(a)— (a) after “persons” insert —
36In section 17A(2), at the end insert “ and in...
37After section 17G insert— Immunisation. Where the Secretary of State arranges with medical practitioners for...
38After section 17H insert— Use of accommodation. If the Secretary of State considers that any accommodation provided...
39(1) Section 19 is amended as follows.
40In section 22(1) for the definition of “ applicant ”...
41(1) Section 23 is amended as follows.
42In section 24(1)(a), omit from “(ii) the occurrence” to the...
43Omit section 25(2)(c).
44In section 27(1), for “in this Act referred to” substitute...
45In section 28(2)(b), after “that” insert “ (i) ”, and...
46In section 34, after “whom” insert “ general ophthalmic ”....
47In section 73(b), after “providing” insert “ personal dental services...
48In section 74(b), after “providing” insert “ personal dental services...
49In section 75, for paragraph (b) substitute—
50In section 75A(1)(a), after “section 70(1) or (1A) above” insert...
51In section 77(1), references to functions conferred or imposed by...
52In section 78, the reference to a function conferred by...
53(1) Section 87A is amended as follows.
54(1) Section 87B is amended as follows.
55(1) Section 87D is amended as follows.
56In section 88(1)(d) and (2)(e), after “section 22” insert “...
57In section 108, insert at the appropriate places— “ health...
58(1) In Schedule 8, paragraph 8 is amended as follows....
59(1) Schedule 9 is amended as follows.
60In Schedule 11, in paragraph 1(1)(b), after “drug or medicine”...
The Medical Act 1983 (c. 54)
61(1) The Medical Act 1983 is amended as follows.
The Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)
62In section 53(3)(a) of the Dentists Act 1984, for the...
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
63In section 240(4) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act...
The Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49)
64(1) The Health and Medicines Act 1988 is amended as...
The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
65(1) The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990...
The Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)
66(1) The Access to Health Records Act 1990 is amended...
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
67In section 279 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations...
The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
68(1) The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 is amended as...
Part II Pre-consolidation Amendments
The National Health Service Act 1966 (c. 8)
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The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
70 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
71 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
72 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
73In section 36(1)(a), for “ of lists ” substitute “...
74 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
75In section 39(a), for “ of lists of medical practitioners,...
76 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
77 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
78 The National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
Transitional provisions for amendments to 1977 Act
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The Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49)
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The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
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SCHEDULE 3 Repeals and Revocations
Part I Repeals
Part II Pre-consolidation Repeals
Part III Revocations

National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997

1997 c. 46

An Act to provide for new arrangements in relation to the provision within the national health service of medical, dental, pharmaceutical and other services; to make provision about medical lists and vacancies and the sale of medical practices; to make provision about the expenditure of Health Authorities and Health Boards; to make provision about ophthalmic services; and for connected purposes.

E1C1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:
Extent Information
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Acts amending and repealing are coextensive with the enactments they affect

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Act restricted (1.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/695, reg. 3

Act extended to the Isles of Scilly (2.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/540, art. 2

S.I. 2000/695 amended (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/555, regs. 3(2),(3)