2. A Health Board must enter into a GMS contract with a person who, on 31st March 2004, is providing general medical services under section 19 of the 1978 Act (arrangements and regulations for general medical services)(1) in the circumstances specified in articles 3 to 12.
Section 19 was amended by the Health and Medicines Act 1980 (c. 53), section 7, the Health and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 7, paragraph 2, the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54), Schedule 5, paragraph 17, the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 37, the Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 (c. 51), schedule, paragraph 29, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), Schedule 2, paragraph 39 and S.I. 2002/3135. It was extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17(1). It is to be repealed from 1st April 2004 by the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 1), schedule, paragraph 1(7).