Part 2

General

Ancillary provision
7
1
The Scottish Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes, or in consequence, of this Act, including provision in consequence of changes to the law applicable to Northern Ireland corresponding to the changes made to the 1978 Act by this Act.
2
An order under this section may—
a
make different provision for different purposes,
b
modify any enactment, instrument or document.
3
An order under this section making provision in respect of persons who, immediately before the coming into force of section 4 are providing services under section 19 of the 1978 Act (general medical services), may make provision in respect of a period beginning before the coming into force of the provision (or of section 4), provided that the provision is not as a whole detrimental to the remuneration of the persons to whom it relates.
4
An order under this section (except where subsection (5) applies) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
5
No order under this section—
a
containing provisions which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act,
b
making provision referred to in subsection (3),
is to be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Modification of enactments
8
The schedule makes modifications of enactments in consequence of this Act.

Commencement and short title
9
1
The provisions of this Act, except section 7 and this section, come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
2
Different days may be appointed under this section for different purposes.
3
This Act may be cited as the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004.
S. 8 in force at 13.2.2004 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2004/58, art. 2(1), Sch. (with art. 2(2))
S. 8 in force at 1.4.2004 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2004/58, art. 2(3)