SCHEDULE 5OTHER CONTRACTUAL TERMS

PART 8Variation and Termination of Contracts

Termination by the contractor96

1

A contractor may terminate the contract by serving notice in writing on the Health Board at any time.

2

Where the contractor serves notice pursuant to sub-paragraph (1), the contract shall, subject to sub-paragraph (3), terminate six months after the date on which the notice is served (“the termination date”), save that if the termination date is not the last calendar day of a month, the contract shall instead terminate on the last calendar day of the month in which the termination date falls.

3

Where the contractor is an individual medical practitioner, sub-paragraph (2) shall apply to the contractor, save that the reference to “six months” shall instead be to “three months”.

4

This paragraph and paragraph 97 are without prejudice to any other rights to terminate the contract that the contractor may have.