Sub-contracting of out of hours services under general medical services contracts
67.—(1) Where, prior to 1st January 2005, a general medical services contractor wishes to sub-contract all or part of its out of hours services in circumstances which would require the written approval of the Local Health Board in accordance with the term of the general medical services contract which gives effect to paragraph 69 of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Regulations, it shall be deemed to have such written approval if, at the date on which it enters into the sub-contract—
(a)it has, or, pursuant to articles 59, 60, and 64 is deemed to have, approval of an out of hours arrangement under the term of the general medical services contract which gives effect to paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2004 Regulations whose terms are, in all material respects, identical to those of the proposed sub-contract;
(b)that approval has not been suspended or withdrawn; and
(c)it has not previously entered into a sub-contract for its out of hours services in reliance on the approval referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
(2) The general medical services contractor shall notify the Local Health Board in writing as soon as reasonably practicable of any sub-contract which it proposes to enter into or has entered into pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) An approval deemed to have been granted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be regarded, for all purposes, as an approval granted under the term of the general medical services contract which gives effect to paragraph 69 of Schedule 6 of the 2004 Regulations.