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              (a)             a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services

and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) to effect or carry out contracts of

insurance, or

              (b)             an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 3

to that Act which has permission under paragraph 15 of that

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Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph

12 of that Schedule) to effect or carry out contracts of insurance.

          (3)      Sub-paragraph (2) must be read with—

              (a)             section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000,

              (b)             any relevant order under that section, and

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              (c)             Schedule 2 to that Act.

  5        Any payment which apart from this paragraph would be made by—

              (a)             the responsible body of the health service hospital to whom the

payment would subsequently be passed under section 149,

              (b)             the relevant ambulance trust to whom the payment would

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subsequently be passed under that section.

  6        Any payment to the extent that it is made—

              (a)             in consequence of an action under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976

(c. 30), or

              (b)             in circumstances where, had an action been brought, it would have

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been brought under that Act.

  7        Any payment to the extent that it is made in respect of a liability arising by

virtue of section 1 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 13).

  8        Any payment of a prescribed description, either generally or in such

circumstances as may be prescribed.

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Schedule 10

Section 166

 

Part 4: minor and consequential amendments

National Health Service Act 1977 (c.49)

  1        The National Health Service Act 1977 has effect subject to the following

amendments.

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  2        In section 77, at the end insert—

              “(4)                This section does not apply in relation to the provision of any

relevant dental service (within the meaning of section 79 below).”

  3        In section 78(3), for “paragraphs 2 and 5” substitute “paragraph 2”.

  4        In section 83(a), for “to 79” substitute “and 78”.

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  5        In section 83A(1)(a), for the words from “section 77(1)” to “1997” substitute

“section 77(1), 78(1) or 79 above”.

  6        In section 85(1)—

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

 

 

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              (b)             omit paragraph (e).

  7       (1)      Section 98 is amended as follows.

          (2)      In subsection (1)—

              (a)             insert “and” at the end of paragraph (dd), and

              (b)             omit paragraph (e) and the preceding “and”.

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          (3)      In subsection (4)—

              (a)             in paragraph (a), omit the words from “, other than” to the end, and

              (b)             omit paragraph (b).

  8        In section 99(1)—

              (a)             insert “and” at the end of paragraph (bb), and

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              (b)             omit paragraph (f) and the preceding “and”.

  9        In section 100(1)—

              (a)             insert “and” at the end of paragraph (b), and

              (b)             omit paragraph (e) and the preceding “and”.

  10       In section 128(1), in the definition of “dental corporation”, for the words after

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“corporation”” substitute “means a body corporate which carries on the

business of dentistry (within the meaning of section 40 of the Dentists Act

1984;”.

Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49)

  11       In section 12(1) of the Health and Medicines Act 1988—

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              (a)             omit “The Dental Estimates Board shall be renamed as “the Dental

Practice Board” and”,

              (b)             in paragraph (a), omit “for any reference to the Dental Estimates

Board there were substituted a reference to the Dental Practice Board

and”, and

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              (c)             in paragraph (b)—

                    (i)                   omit “the Dental Estimates Board or”,

                    (ii)                  for “either or both of those Boards” substitute “that Board”,

and

                    (iii)                 omit “the Dental Practice Board and”.

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Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)

  12       The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 has effect subject to the

following amendments.

  13       In section 2—

              (a)             in subsection (1)(c), at the end insert “, or in respect of England and

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Wales equally,”; and

              (b)             in subsection (2)(b), at the end insert “, or in respect of England and

Wales equally,”.

  14       In section 18(1), after “partly” insert “or wholly”.

Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

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  15       In section 520(1) of the Education Act 1996, for “(1A)” substitute “16CB”.

 

 

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Schedule 11

Section 168

 

Privy Council appointments

Pharmacy Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz 2 c. 61)

  1       (1)      The Pharmacy Act 1954 is amended as follows.

          (2)      In section 15 (appointment of certain members to the Council of the

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Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain) after subsection (2) there are

inserted the following subsections—

              “(3)                Subsection (4) applies if, under section 168 of the Health and Social

Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, the Secretary of

State has given a direction to a Special Health Authority to exercise

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any function of a Minister of the Crown relating to the making of

appointments to a body mentioned in that section.

              (4)                The Privy Council may direct the Special Health Authority to

exercise its functions under this section in relation to—

                    (a)                   the appointment of members to the Council;

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                    (b)                   the period for which a person appointed is to hold office.”

          (3)      In Schedule 1 (the Statutory Committee) after paragraph 3 there is inserted

the following paragraph—

          “3A                 (1)                  This paragraph applies if, under section 168 of the Health and

Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, the

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Secretary of State has given a direction to a Special Health

Authority to exercise any function of a Minister of the Crown

relating to the making of appointments to a body mentioned in

that section.

                           (2)                  The Privy Council may direct the Special Health Authority to

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exercise its functions under paragraph 1 in relation to the

appointment and removal of the chairman of the committee.

                           (3)                  If the Privy Council give a direction as mentioned in sub-

paragraph (2) for so long as the direction remains in force

paragraph 3(2)(b) must be construed as if the reference to the Clerk

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to the Privy Council is a reference to the Special Health

Authority.”

Medical Act 1983 (c. 54)

  2       (1)      Schedule 1 to the Medical Act 1983 (the General Medical Council) is

amended as follows.

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          (2)      In paragraph 4(1) (nominated members) for the words “Her Majesty on the

advice of Her Privy Council” there are substituted “the Privy Council”.

          (3)      After paragraph 4 there is inserted—

          “4ZA                 (1)                  This paragraph applies if, under section 168 of the Health and

Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, the

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Secretary of State has given a direction to a Special Health

Authority to exercise any function of a Minister of the Crown

relating to the making of appointments to a body mentioned in

that section.

 

 

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                           (2)                  The Privy Council may direct the Special Health Authority to

exercise its functions under paragraph 4 in relation to the

nomination of persons to be nominated members of the Council.”

Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)

  3       (1)      Schedule 1 to the Dentists Act 1984 (the General Dental Council) is amended

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as follows.

          (2)      In paragraph 1 (constitution) in sub-paragraph (5) for “paragraph 2” there is

substituted “paragraphs 2 and 2A”.

          (3)      In paragraph 2 (lay members) for sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) there are

substituted the following—

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                           “(2)                  The lay members shall be appointed by the Privy Council.

                           (3)                  The lay members must include at least one person from each of

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

                           (4)                  A person is from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (as

the case may be) if he lives or works there or mainly lives or works

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there.”

          (4)      After paragraph 2 there is inserted the following paragraph—

          “2A                 (1)                  This paragraph applies if, under section 168 of the Health and

Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, the

Secretary of State has given a direction to a Special Health

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Authority to exercise any function of a Minister of the Crown

relating to the making of appointments to a body mentioned in

that section.

                           (2)                  The Privy Council may direct the Special Health Authority to

exercise its functions under paragraph 2 in relation to—

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                      (a)                     the appointment of persons to be lay members of the

Council;

                      (b)                     the termination of such an appointment.”

Opticians Act 1989 (c. 44)

  4        In Schedule 1 to the Opticians Act 1989 (the General Optical Council) after

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paragraph 2 there is inserted the following paragraph—

          “2A                 (1)                  This paragraph applies if, under section 168 of the Health and

Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, the

Secretary of State has given a direction to a Special Health

Authority to exercise any function of a Minister of the Crown

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relating to the making of appointments to a body mentioned in

that section.

                           (2)                  The Privy Council may direct the Special Health Authority to

exercise its functions under paragraphs 1 and 2 in relation to the

nomination of persons to be members of the Council.”

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Osteopaths Act 1993 (c. 21)

  5        In the Schedule to the Osteopaths Act 1993 after paragraph 11 (members of

the General Council appointed by the Privy Council) there is inserted the

following paragraph—

 

 

 
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