PART 5CONTRACTS: REQUIRED TERMS

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1

Where a contract includes the provision of orthodontic services, the contract must specify the number of units of orthodontic activity to be provided by the contractor—

a

where the contract begins on 1 April, in each financial year; or

b

where the contract begins on a date other than 1 April, in the remainder of the financial year in which the contract begins, and in each financial year thereafter.

2

Where paragraph (1) applies, the contract must also contain terms which have the effect of those provisions specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 in relation to the calculation of the number of units of orthodontic activity that the contractor will provide under the contract.