(1) A medical practitioner is an eligible medical practitioner for a premium period if:
(a) there is a contract of insurance between the practitioner and a medical indemnity insurer providing professional indemnity cover for the practitioner in relation to the period ; and
(b) one of the following applies:
( i ) for the whole period the practitioner is a procedural general practitioner practising in a rural area (see Subdivision B) ;
(ii ) the practitioner has substantial insurance cost s for the period (see Subdivision C) ;
(iii ) the period ends before 1 July 2021 and the practitioner would have been a member with a MISS entitlement for the period under the old scheme if it had not ceased to be in force .
(2) This section is subject to sections 28 , 29 and 30 (which provide for medical practitioners not to be eligible medical practitioners for certain periods in certain circumstances).