The National Health Service (Functions of the First-tier Tribunal relating to Primary Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 2010

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;

“contractor”, in the case of a—

(a)

GDS contract, GMS contract or GOS contract, means a party to the contract other than a Primary Care Trust; or

(b)

PDS agreement or PMS agreement, means the party to the agreement who is providing services under that agreement (and so in the case of an agreement between a Primary Care Trust and a Strategic Health Authority, the Primary Care Trust);

“GDS contract” means a general dental services contract within the meaning of section 100 of the Act;

“GDS Contracts Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005(1);

“GMS contract” means a general medical services contract within the meaning of section 84 of the Act;

“GMS Contracts Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004(2);

“GOS contract” means a general ophthalmic services contract within the meaning of section 117 of the Act;

“GOS Contracts Regulations” means the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008(3);

“PDS agreement” means a dental services agreement made under section 107 of the Act;

“PDS Agreements Regulations” means the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005(4);

“PMS agreement” means an agreement for primary medical services made under section 92 of the Act;

“PMS Agreements Regulations” means the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2004(5); and

“relevant body”, in the case of a PDS agreement or a PMS agreement—

(a)

between a Primary Care Trust and any person other than a Strategic Health Authority, means the Primary Care Trust; or

(b)

between a Primary Care Trust and a Strategic Health Authority, means the Strategic Health Authority.

(1)

S.I. 2005/3361.

(2)

S.I. 2004/291. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2004/2694, 2005/893 and 2007/3491.

(3)

S.I. 2008/1185.

(4)

S.I. 2005/3373. A relevant amendment was made by S.I. 2006/563.

(5)

S.I. 2004/627. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2004/2694, 2005/893 and 2007/3491.