The General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Wales) Order 2004

Interpretation of this Part

35.  In this Part—

(a) “contractor” means a person entering into, or who has entered into, a default contract with a Local Health Board;

(b) “Premises Costs Directions” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services — Premises Costs) (Wales) Directions 2004, given by the Assemblyunder section 16BB(4)(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977(2), 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;

(c) “Statement of Fees and Allowances” means the statement determined and published by the Assembly under regulation 34 of the 1992 Regulations(3), as that statement had effect on 31st March 2004; and

(d) “Statement of Financial Entitlements” means any directions given by the Assembly under section 28T of the National Health Service Act 1977(4), and expressions used both in article 36(2) to (6) and in the Statement of Financial Entitlements, unless they are defined elsewhere in this Order, have the same meaning as in the Statement of Financial Entitlements.

(1)

Section 16BB(4) was inserted into the Act by section 6 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2003 (c. 17).

(2)

1977 c. 49.

(3)

Regulation 34 was amended by S.I. 1993/540, 1997/2468, 2000/601 and 2002/2469.

(4)

Section 28T was inserted into the Act by section 175 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.