Article 52 Modification of the Implementation Directions for the purposes of transitional agreements

For the purposes of transitional agreements the Implementation Directions shall be read as if–

(a)

any reference to–

(i)

the 1995 Regulations were a reference to those regulations as they had effect on 31st March 2004 as modified by article 53; and

(ii)

the Choice Regulations were a reference to those Regulations as they had effect on 31st March 2004 as modified by article 54;

(b)

any reference to personal medical services were a reference to 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 1978 Act prior to 1st April 2004;

(c)

any reference to pilot schemes or pilot scheme agreements were a reference to transitional agreements;

(d)

any reference to a medical list or supplementary list were to a primary medical services performers list;

(e)

in direction 9 the words “under regulation 4(2)(b) of those Regulations” were omitted; and

(f)

any reference to out of hours arrangements were to out of hours arrangements within the meaning given to that expression by article 65.