Regulation 6 Liabilities to which the Scheme applies
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2), the Scheme applies to an existing liability where—
(a)
the Welsh Ministers have entered into a contractual arrangement with a medical defence organisation, and
(b)
under that arrangement, the Welsh Ministers are required to consider providing indemnity or assistance in respect of an act or omission on the part of a member, or former member, of the medical defence organisation which gives rise to the existing liability.
(2)
The Scheme applies to an existing liability falling within paragraph (1) from 1 April 2021 or any earlier date determined by the Welsh Ministers.
(3)
The Welsh Ministers must publish any date determined under paragraph (2) in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.