In this Part—

• “agreement” means, unless the context otherwise requires, an agreement for primary medical services made under section 28C of the 1977 Act;

• “out of hours arrangement” means—

  1. a

     in relation to the period before 1st April 2004, an arrangement under—

     1. i

        paragraph 18A(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1992 Regulations71, or

     2. ii

        regulation 3 of the PMSOut of Hours Regulations; and

  2. b

     in relation to the period from 1st April 2004, means an arrangement under—

     1. i

        the term of a general medical services contract which gives effect to paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 7 to the 2004 Regulations (or the equivalent term of a default contract), or

     2. ii

        the term of an agreement which gives effect to paragraph 1(2) or (3) of Schedule 6 to the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations;

• “out of hours services” means services required to be provided in all or part of the out of hours period which—

  1. a

     would be essential services if provided in core hours; or

  2. b

     are included—

     1. i

        in a default contract as additional services funded under article 36(2) of the Transitional Order, or

     2. ii

        in a general medical services contract as additional services funded under the global sum;

• “PMSOut of Hours Regulations” means the National Health Service (Out of Hours Provision of Personal Medical Services and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 200372;

• “relevant body”—

  1. a

     in relation to the period before 1st April 2004, has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the PMSOut of Hours Regulations; and

  2. b

     in relation to the period from 1st April 2004, has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations.