# The General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions (No. 1) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, Article 11: Appeal against failure of a Board to enter into a general medical services contract

Extent: N.I.

(1) This Article applies where a medical practitioner has –
(a) offered to enter into a general medical services contract under Article 3, 5, 7, 8 or 10; and
(b) as a result of a failure to act by the Board, been unable to sign such a contract before his entitlement to enter into such a contract expires pursuant to Article 6, 7(4), 8(2) or 10(2).
(2) In a case to which this Article applies, the prospective contractor must, if he wishes to enter into a general medical services contract, apply in writing to the Department within the period of 14 days of the expiry of his entitlement.
(3) An application under paragraph (2) shall specify –
(a) the names and addresses of the parties to the dispute;
(b) the grounds on which the applicant claims to be entitled to enter into a general medical services contract; and
(c) the grounds for alleging default by the Board.
(4) Paragraphs (3) to (16) of Article 4 shall apply to an application made under paragraph (2), subject to the modification that the references in paragraphs (4) and (5) of that Article to a notice of appeal shall be read as references to an application under paragraph (2) of this Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/141/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-no-1-northern-ireland-order-2004/article-11
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