OpenLegislation

Article 47 Sub-contractingI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where –

(a)

on the date on which the default contract ceases to have effect, the default contractor has in place a sub-contract, other than a contract for services with a health care professional for the provision by that professional personally of clinical services, which is in accordance with the terms of the default contract; and

(b)

the general medical services contractor wishes to continue that sub-contract for the period for which it would have continued had the default contract remained in force,

the term of the general medical services contract which gives effect to paragraph 64(1)(b) of Schedule 5 to the 2004 Regulations shall not apply to that sub-contract unless it is extended beyond the date referred to in sub-paragraph (b) or there is a material variation in its terms.

(2)

In this Article, “health care professional” has the same meaning as in Article 15C of the 1972 Orderf1.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Art. 47 in operation at 1.4.2004, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

Article 15C was amended by Article 6 of the 2004 Order