53.—(1) Where, in a case to which this Part applies, the periods or part of the periods covered by the default contract and the general medical services contract fall in the same financial year—
(a)notwithstanding the term of the general medical services contract which gives effect to paragraph 81 of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Regulations, the Primary Care Trust shall not require an annual return from the general medical services contractor if a return covering all or part of the same financial year has been requested from the default contractor; and
(b)any annual return submitted by the general medical services contractor for a financial year in which it also held a default contract shall provide the required information in relation to the default contract as well as in relation to the general medical services contract.
(2) In this article, “financial year” means the twelve months ending with 31st March.