Article 87 Transitory interpretation of references to general medical services contractsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

For as long as default contracts entered into pursuant to Article 5(3) of the 2004 Order (general medical services: transitional) exist, any reference to a general medical services contract or to a contract under Article 57 of the 1972 Order in the statutory provisions listed in paragraph (2) shall be deemed to include a reference to a default contract.

(2)

The statutory provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are –

(a)

the 1972 Order, Articles 2(2)^f1, 5(3)(aa)^f2 and 6(2)^f3;

(b)

the Access to Health Records (Northern Ireland) Order 1993^f4, Article 3(2)(a);

(c)

the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f5, Article 144(2);

(d)

the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 67K(1)(ba)^f6;

(e)

the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, Article 21(3)(a) and (b)^f7.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 87 in operation at 1.4.2004, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: Article 2(2) was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the 2004 Order
f2: Article 5(3)(aa) was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the 2004 Order
f3: Article 6(2) was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 2004 Order
f4: S.I. 1993/1250 (N.I. 4). Article 3(2)(a) was substituted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the 2004 Order
f5: S.I. 1995/1980 (N.I. 12). Article 144(2) was inserted by paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 to the 2004 Order
f6: S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16). Article 67K(1)(ba) was inserted by paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to the 2004 Order
f7: S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1). Article 21(3)(a) and (b) were substituted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the 2004 Order