# The General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004, Article 57: Definitions


In this Part—
“the 1997 Act” means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997;
“contractor” means—
(a) where a Primary Care Trust is not providing services under a transitional agreement, a person, other than the Primary Care Trust, who is a party to a transitional agreement, or
(b) where a Primary Care Trust is providing services under a transitional agreement, that Primary Care Trust;
“the Implementation Directions” means the Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities Implementation of Pilot Schemes (Personal Medical Services) Directions 2003 dated 10th November 2003;
“the NHS dispute resolution procedure” means the procedure for resolution of disputes specified in paragraphs 95 and 96 of Schedule 5 to the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations;
“personal medical services” means medical services of a kind that could have been provided by a general medical practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part 2 of the 1977 Act prior to 1st April 2004;
“pilot scheme agreement” means an agreement which constitutes or agreements which together constitute a pilot scheme under Part 1 of the 1997 Act under which personal medical services are provided;
“relevant body” means—
(a) where a contractor is a party to a transitional agreement with a Primary Care Trust, that Primary Care Trust, and
(b) where a contractor is a party to a transitional agreement with a Strategic Health Authority, that Strategic Health Authority;
“Services List Regulations” mean the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Services List) and the (General Medical Services Supplementary List) and (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2003.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/865/article/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-and-personal-medical-services-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-order-2004/article-57
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