PART 4 CONTRACT TERMS

Modification of certain out of hours provisions in the 2004 Regulations during the existence of default contracts
21. For as long as default contracts exist –
(a) paragraph 65(2)(a) of Schedule 5 to the 2004 Regulations (sub-contracting of out of hours services) shall be read as if the reference to a general medical services contract included a reference to a default contract; and
(b) Schedule 6 to those Regulations (out of hours services) shall be read as if –
(i) the reference to a general medical services contract in paragraph 1(5) included a reference to a default contract, and
(ii) in paragraph 5(1)(a), after “contract” there were included “or, as the case may be, default contract”.

Art. 21 in operation at 29.3.2004, see art. 1(1)