# The General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, Article 87: Transitory interpretation of references to general medical services contracts

Extent: N.I.

(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), 5(3)(aa) and 6(2);
(b) the Access to Health Records (Northern Ireland) Order 1993, Article 3(2)(a);
(c) the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Article 144(2);
(d) the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 67K(1)(ba);
(e) the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, Article 21(3)(a) and (b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/156/article/87 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-no-2-northern-ireland-order-2004/article-87
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