4.—(1) In the case of a contract to be entered into with a medical practitioner, that practitioner must be a general medical practitioner.
(2) In the case of a contract to be entered into with two or more individuals practising in partnership —
(a)at least one partner (who must not be a limited partner) must be a general medical practitioner; and
(b)any other partner who is a medical practitioner must —
(i)be a general medical practitioner, or
(ii)be employed by a Local Health Board, Primary Care Trust, (in England and Wales and Scotland) NHS Trust, an NHS foundation trust, (in Scotland) a Health Board or (in Northern Ireland) a Health and Social Services Trust.
(3) In the case of a contract to be entered into with a company limited by shares —
(a)at least one share in the company must be legally and beneficially owned by a general medical practitioner; and
(b)any other share or shares in the company that are legally and beneficially owned by a medical practitioner must be so owned by —
(i)a general medical practitioner, or
(ii)a medical practitioner who is employed by a Local Health Board, a Primary Care Trust, (in England and Wales and Scotland) a NHS Trust, a NHS foundation trust, (in Scotland) a Health Board or (in Northern Ireland) a Health and Social Services Trust.