Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004

Assistance and support S

6 Assistance and support S

After section 17P (as inserted by section 5 above) insert—

“17Q Assistance and support

(1) A Health Board may provide assistance and support to—

(a) any person providing, or proposing to provide, primary medical services under a general medical services contract;

(b) any person providing, or proposing to provide, such services in accordance with section 17C arrangements.

(2) Assistance and support provided by a Health Board under subsection (1) is to be provided on such terms, including terms as to payment, as the Board think fit.

(3) In this section, “assistance” includes financial assistance.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 6 in force at 1.4.2004 by S.S.I. 2004/58, art. 2(3)