# The General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008, Paragraph 18: Notice provisions specific to a contract with two or more individuals practising in partnership


(1) A contractor which is a partnership shall notify the PCT forthwith when—
(a) a partner leaves or informs his partners that he intends to leave the partnership, and the date upon which he left or will leave the partnership; or
(b) a new partner joins or proposes to join the partnership.
(2) A notice under sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall—
(a) state the date that the new partner joined or it is proposed he will join the partnership;
(b) state whether the new partner is an ophthalmic practitioner;
(c) confirm that the new partner meets the conditions imposed by regulation 4 (general conditions relating to all contracts);
(d) contain an application form in accordance with Schedule 3 from that new partner; and
(e) state whether the new partner is or is to be a general or a limited partner.
(3) Where the PCT is not satisfied that a new partner meets the conditions of regulation 4, it shall so notify the contractor and—
(a) the contractor shall within 28 days remove the new partner; and
(b) if the contractor does not do so, the PCT shall terminate the contract in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 45.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1185/schedule/1/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-ophthalmic-services-contracts-regulations-2008/schedule-1/paragraph-18
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