
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Partnerships (Unrestricted Size) No. 13 Regulations 1999, and shall come into force on 30th September 1999.
2 
Section 716(1) of the Companies Act 1985 does not prohibit the formation, for the purpose of carrying on general medical practice, of a partnership consisting of persons the majority of whom are either registered medical practitioners in general medical practice or, if not so registered, have been awarded diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications the mutual recognition of which is provided for in Council Directive 93/16/EEC.
Kim Howells,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs,
Department of Trade and Industry
3rd September 1999