PART 8MISCELLANEOUS

Transitory interpretation of references to general medical services contracts109.

(1)

For as long as default contracts entered into pursuant to section 176(3) of the 2003 Act (general medical services: transitional) exist, any reference to a general medical services contract or to a contract under section 28Q of the 1977 Act in the enactments listed in paragraph (2) shall be deemed to include a reference to a default contract.

(2)

The enactments referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

the 1977 Act, sections 3(4)(b)87, 26(2)(b) and (4)(aa)88, 28D(1)(bc)(i)89, 45A(3), (4) and (11)90, 54(1)(c)91, 72(5)(d)92;

(b)

the Community Health Councils (Access to Information) Act 198893, section 1(6), in the paragraph 6B inserted into Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 197294;

(c)

the Access to Health Records Act 199095, section 1(2)(a);

(d)

the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 199296, section 279(2);

(e)

the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993, section 2A(1)(a) and (2)(a)97;

(f)

the Employment Rights Act 1996, section 43K(1)(ba)98;

(g)

the Health and Social Care Act 2001, Schedule 1, paragraph 11(a)99.