Appointed days for provisions relating to the general medical services contract3

1

3rd February 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

a

for the purposes of making regulations or directions, section 175(1) in so far as it relates to new sections 28S, 28U, 28V and 28W of the 1977 Act;

b

section 175(1) in so far as it relates to new sections 28R and 28T of the 1977 Act;

c

section 176; and

d

paragraph 39 of Schedule 11 in so far as it inserts the definition of “general medical services contract” into section 128(1) of the 1977 Act and section 184 and paragraph 7 of that Schedule in so far as they relate to that paragraph.

2

1st March 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 175(1) of the Act in so far as it is not in force.

3

1st April 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 175 in so far as it is not in force.