# The General Medical Services and Section 17C Agreements (Transitional and other Ancillary Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2004, Article 34: Application and interpretation of this Part


(1) This Part applies where a person who holds a default contract with a Health Board enters into a general medical services contract with that Health Board which takes effect immediately after its default contract ceases to have effect.
(2) In a case to which this Part applies, the general medical services contract shall, unless it is entered into with a person to whom the particular article does not apply, include, or be deemed to include, terms which have the effect specified in articles 35 to 46.
(3) In this Part–
“default contractor” means a person who holds a default contract with a Health Board and who has entered into a general medical services contract with that Health Board which takes effect immediately after the default contract ceases to have effect and “default contract” shall be interpreted accordingly;
“general medical services contractor” means the person who holds the general medical services contract entered into by the default contractor and “general medical services contract” shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/163/article/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-and-section-17c-agreements-transitional-and-other-ancillary-provisions-scotland-order-2004/article-34
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