PART 7MISCELLANEOUS

Transitory interpretation of references to general medical services contracts85

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)55, 26(2)56 and (4)(aa)(b)56, 28D(1)(bc)(i)57, 45A(3), (4) and (11)58, 54(1)(c)59, 72(5)(d)60;

b

the Community Health Councils (Access to Information) Act 198861, section 1(6), in the paragraph 6B inserted into Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 197262;

c

the Access to Health Records Act 199063, section 1(2)(a);

d

the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 199264, section 279(2);

e

the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993, section 2A(1)(a) and (2)(a)65;

f

the Employment Rights Act 1996, section 43K(1)(ba)66;

g

the Health and Social Care Act 2001, Schedule 1, paragraph 11(a)67.