PART 4CONTRACT TERMS
Modification of certain out of hours provisions in the 2004 Regulations during the existence of default contracts21
For as long as default contracts exist—
a
paragraph 70(2)(a) of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Regulations (sub-contracting of out of hours services) shall be read as if the reference to a general medical services contract included a reference to a default contract; and
b
Schedule 7 to those Regulations (out of hours services) shall be read as if—
i
the reference to a general medical services contract in paragraph 1(5)(b) included a reference to a default contract, and
ii
in paragraph 6(1)(b), after “general medical services contract” there were included “or, as the case may be, default contract”.