17. Where a panel has—
(a)pursuant to rule 32(1), 33, 44(2) or 45(2) of the 2001 Rules given any directions; or
(b)pursuant to rule 37 of those Rules, varied any directions,
in relation to any appeal falling within paragraph 17, those directions or varied directions shall continue to apply to the Initial Primary Care Trust, even if the medical practitioner’s name is, on and after 1st April 2004, included in the medical performers list of a different Primary Care Trust.