The Primary Medical Services (Sale of Goodwill and Restrictions on Sub-contracting) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
These Regulations restrict the sale of goodwill by certain primary medical services performers or providers in all circumstances (Regulation 3). They also, in effect, prohibit certain forms of sub-contracting of clinical matters by general medical services contractors (Regulation 4). Regulation 5 is a transitional provision, importing the new contract terms into general medical services contracts which have not yet been varied to take account of them – and it also imports the new terms into default contracts (which are transitional arrangements for general medical services providers who are entitled to enter general medical services contracts). Regulation 6 and the Schedule set out the form of a certificate issued under paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 10 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 relating to the possible sale of goodwill.