{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2015/schedule-3A/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2015/schedule-3A/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1862",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-contracts-regulations-2015",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Suspension of a general medical services contract: general",
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the suspension of a general medical services contract is effective for a minimum period of two years beginning with the date on which that suspension takes effect which must be—\n(a) the date specified in the notice given under paragraph 2(1); or\n(b) such later date as NHS England may approve in the circumstances of a particular case.\n(2) The suspension of a general medical services contract is effective for a period of less than two years beginning with the date on which that suspension takes effect under sub-paragraph (1) only in a case where the relevant integrated care provider contract terminates or expires or is varied as described in paragraph 9(1) before the end of that period.\n(3) Where NHS England suspends a general medical services contract, the contractor may not receive payments from NHS England in respect of any period during which that contract is suspended.\n(4) NHS England must, before the end of the period of—\n(a) three months beginning with the date on which the suspension of the contract takes effect; or\n(b) such longer period as may be agreed between NHS England and the contractor in the circumstances of a particular case,\npay the contractor any outstanding payments owed to the contractor in respect of the provision of primary medical services by the contractor under the contract in accordance with the terms of directions given by the Secretary of State under section 87 the Act (general medical services contracts: payments).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted (1.4.2019) by The Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/248), regs. 1(1), 30"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1862/schedule/3A/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:30:48.208183+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}