35. In this Part–
(a)“contractor” means a person entering into, or who has entered into, a default contract with a Health Board;
(b)“GMS Statement of Financial Entitlements” means any directions given by the Secretary of State under section 17M of the 1978 Act(1), and expressions used both in article 36(2) to (6) and in the GMS Statement of Financial Entitlements, unless they are defined elsewhere in this Order, have the same meaning as in the GMS Statement of Financial Entitlements;
(c)“Premises Costs Directions” means Primary Medical Services (Premises Development Grants, Improvement Grants and Costs) Directions 2004 given by the Scottish Ministers under section 17M of the 1978 Act, and expressions used both in article 36(7) and in the Premises Costs Directions, unless they are defined elsewhere in this Order, have the same meaning as in the Premises Costs Directions; and
(d)“Statement of Fees and Allowances” means the statement determined and published by the Scottish Ministers under regulation 35 of the 1995 Regulations(2), as that statement had effect on 31st March 2004.
Section 17M was inserted into the 1978 Act by section 4 of the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004.
Regulation 35 was amended by S.I. 1998/1600, 1999/749 and S.S.I. 1999/54 and 2002/111.