The General Medical Services (Transitional and Other Ancillary Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2004

Due dates for payments under a default contract

37.  Payments under–

(a) article 36(2) are to fall due on the last day of the month to which they relate;

(b) article 36 (3) are to fall due–

(i) one month after the end of the month in respect of which the locum costs were incurred; or

(ii) one month after the end of the month in which the claim in respect of the locum costs is submitted,

whichever is the later;

(c) article 36(4) are to fall due on the last day of the quarter to which they relate;

(d) article 36(5) or (6) are to fall due on the date on which they would have fallen due by virtue of Part 4 of the GMS Statement of Financial Entitlements (payments for specific purposes), had the contractor entered into a GMS contract with the Health Board on 1st April 2004;

(e) article 36(7) are to fall due on the date on which they fall due under the arrangements made, pursuant to the Premises Costs Directions, to make the payments;

(f) article 36(8) are to fall due on the date that the Health Board sets (having regard to the frequency with which equivalent payments were made under the Statement of Fees and Allowances) for making the payments,

but the Health Board may make payments on account in respect of any of those payments before they fall due.