Interpretation of this Part
72. In this Part—
“agreement” means, unless the context otherwise requires, an agreement for primary medical services made under section 28C of the 1977 Act;
“out of hours arrangement” means—
in relation to the period before 1st April 2004, an arrangement under—
paragraph 18A(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1992 Regulations(1), or
regulation 3 of the PMS Out of Hours Regulations; and
in relation to the period from 1st April 2004, means an arrangement under—
the term of a general medical services contract which gives effect to paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 7 to the 2004 Regulations (or the equivalent term of a default contract), or
the term of an agreement which gives effect to paragraph 1(2) or (3) of Schedule 6 to the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations;
“out of hours services” means services required to be provided in all or part of the out of hours period which—
would be essential services if provided in core hours; or
are included—
in a default contract as additional services funded under article 36(2) of the Transitional Order, or
in a general medical services contract as additional services funded under the global sum;
“PMS Out of Hours Regulations” means the National Health Service (Out of Hours Provision of Personal Medical Services and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2003(2);
“relevant body”—
in relation to the period before 1st April 2004, has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the PMS Out of Hours Regulations; and
in relation to the period from 1st April 2004, has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations.