Interpretation
76.—(1) In this Part–
“appropriate Health Board” has the same meaning as in the Service Committees Regulations;
“contracting Health Board” means a Health Board that has entered into a default contract or a general medical services contract (as the case may be) with–
a doctor who is the subject of the allegation;
a partnership, where a doctor who is the subject of the allegation is a partner;
a limited company, where a doctor who is the subject of the allegation is the legal and beneficial shareholder of shares in that company;
“doctor” has the same meaning as in the Service Committees Regulations;
“Performers List Health Board” means a Health Board in whose primary medical services performers list the doctor’s name appears on 1st April 2004 pursuant to article 86;
“relevant contractor” means a party to a general medical services contract or default contract with a contracting Health Board, where that contractor is–
a doctor who is the subject of the allegation;
a partnership, where a doctor who is or was the subject of the allegation is a partner in that partnership;
a limited company, where a doctor who is or was the subject of the allegation is the legal and beneficial shareholder of shares in that company; and
“relevant date” means 1st April 2004.
“the Service Committees Regulations” means the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 1992(1);
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Part to–
(a)a numbered regulation is to the regulation bearing that number in the Service Committees Regulations; and
(b)a numbered Schedule is to the Schedule to the Service Committees Regulations bearing that number.
S.I. 1992/434. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1994/3138, 1996/938, 1998/1424 and S.S.I. 1999/53.