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These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 4th March 2004.
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(1) The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1986 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 6(1) (ophthalmic list)–
(a) for “30(1), 31” substitute “29B(2), 30(2) or (5), 31(1)(b)”; and
(b) after “Act” insert “or who may not be added by virtue of the provisions of regulation 26(1) (practitioner subject to an inquiry in a fraud case) of the National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 2004”.
(3) In regulation 8(a) (withdrawal from ophthalmic list)–
(a) for “that the continued inclusion of a contractor in the Ophthalmic List would be prejudicial to the efficiency of the general ophthalmic services” substitute “(the NHS Tribunal), or a request for review has been made to the Tribunal or a review is to be made by the Tribunal under section 30 of the Act (review etc. of disqualification)”; and
(b) after “representations” in the second place where it occurs insert “, request for review or review”.
(4) In Schedule 1 (terms of service)–
(a) in paragraph 7(1)(a) (deputies) and in paragraph 8(3)(a) (employees)–
(i) for “29(3)(b)” substitute “29B(2)(b) or 30(2) or (5)”; and
(ii) for “29(3)(c)” substitute “29B(3) or 30(6)”; and
(b) in paragraph 11(1) (use of disqualified name)–
(i) omit “under section 29 of the Act”; and
(ii) for “30(1), 31” substitute “29B(2), 30(2) or (5), 31(1)(b)”.
MALCOLM CHISHOLM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
2nd February 2004