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Article 69 Carry over of disputes relating to out of hours arrangements between default and general medical services contractsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where –

(a)

on or before the date on which a default contract ceases to have effect, a default contractor has referred a dispute to be determined in accordance with the dispute resolution procedure under the terms of his default contract equivalent to paragraphs 2(5), 4(8) or 5(5) of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Regulations;

(b)

on the date on which the default contract ceases to have effect, that dispute has not been determined or withdrawn; and

(c)

the default contractor has entered into a general medical services contract which takes effect immediately after the default contract ceases to have effect,

paragraph (2) shall apply.

(2)

The dispute shall continue to be dealt with as if it were a dispute referred under the dispute resolution procedure contained in the general medical services contract relating to –

(a)

a refusal of an application under the term of the general medical services contract giving effect to paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Regulations;

(b)

a determination of the Board under the term of the general medical services contract giving effect to paragraph 4 of that Schedule; or

(c)

an immediate withdrawal of approval under the term of the general medical services contract giving effect to paragraph 5 of that Schedule.

Annotations

Commencement

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Art. 69 in operation at 1.4.2004, see art. 1(1)