The General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Wales) Order 2004

Effect of events taking place after 31st March 2004 on entitlement to enter into a general medical services contract

12.  Where an individual medical practitioner who is entitled to enter into a general medical services contract after 31st March 2004 under article 3, 8 or 10 has not entered into a default contract with a Local Health Board, the medical practitioner’s entitlement to enter into a general medical services contract with that Local Health Board shall be extinguished if, after 31st March 2004, he or she falls within paragraph 111(2) of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Regulations unless—

(a)the Local Health Board is satisfied of the matters in sub-paragraphs (3) or (5) of that paragraph; or

(b)he or she falls within sub-paragraph (2)(d) of that Schedule and the period specified in sub-paragraph (4) of that Schedule has not expired.