{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-ophthalmic-services-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-ophthalmic-services-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-11.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2007/436",
  "legislation_title": "General Ophthalmic Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-ophthalmic-services-regulations-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/11",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Co-operation with investigations",
  "text": "(1) A contractor shall co-operate with any investigation of a complaint by the Department in accordance with the procedures which it operates in accordance with directions given under Article 17(1) of the Order, whether the investigation follows one under the contractor’s complaints procedure or not.\n(2) The co-operation required by sub-paragraph (1) includes—\n(a) answering questions reasonably put to the contractor by the Department;\n(b) providing any information relating to the complaint reasonably required by the Department; and\n(c) attending any meeting to consider the complaint (if held at a reasonably accessible place and at a reasonable hour, and due notice has been given), if the contractor’s presence at the meeting is reasonably required by the Department.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 11 substituted (1.4.2022) by The Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/104), regs. 1(1), 4(9)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 11 in operation at 9.11.2007, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/436/schedule/1/paragraph/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:38:57.504244+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}