Article 8 Entitlement to a general medical services contract of persons approved under regulation 12 of the 1997 RegulationsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where, on 31st March 2004, a Board has approved a medical practitioner for a vacancy under regulation 12C of the 1997 Regulations but has not yet entered his name on its medical list in accordance with regulation 12(2) of those Regulations, that person shall, unless a medical practitioner who was not approved for that vacancy makes a successful appeal under Article 9 –

(a)

be added to the primary medical services performers list of the Board; and

(b)

subject to paragraph (2), be entitled to enter into a general medical services contract as an individual medical practitioner from –

(i)

31st March 2004,

(ii)

expiry of the period for bringing an appeal pursuant to Article 9, or

(iii)

final determination or withdrawal of any appeal dealt with under Article 9,

whichever is the later.

(2)

A person who is entitled to enter into a general medical services contract under paragraph (1) shall, subject to Article 12, only continue to be so entitled –

(a)

until 30th June 2004; or

(b)

in a case where an appeal falls to be dealt with under Article 9, until the end of the period of six weeks after the final determination or withdrawal of that appeal,

unless Article 11 applies.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 8 in operation at 29.3.2004, see art. 1(1)