Paragraph 5 Premises and equipmentI1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) to (5) and paragraph 9(3), a contractor shall provide as may be requisite, proper and sufficient consulting and waiting room accommodation and suitable equipment for the provision of the general ophthalmic services which he has undertaken to provide.

A contractor, who has made arrangements with F1the Department to provide mobile services, shall provide suitable equipment for the provision of such services.

A contractor who—

• may, instead of providing the accommodation and equipment, as required under sub-paragraph (1), or equipment as required by sub-paragraph (2), enter into arrangements of the kind described in sub-paragraph (4), provided the conditions set out in sub-paragraph (5) are met.

The arrangements referred to in sub-paragraph (3) are legally enforceable arrangements under which—

• are available to him for the provision of the general ophthalmic services which he has undertaken to provide, which permit inspection as required under paragraph 5(6) or (7).

The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (3) are that the contractor has satisfied F3the Department that—

Subject to sub-paragraph (7) and (8) and paragraph 9(3), a contractor, on receipt of a written request from the DepartmentF4..., the Agency or the Committee to do so, shall admit at all reasonable times for the purposes of inspecting his accommodation or equipment an authorised officer of the Department... or the Agency, or authorised member of the Committee.

A contractor, who has made arrangements with F5the Department to provide mobile services on receipt of a written request from the DepartmentF6..., the Agency or the Committee, shall arrange for an authorised officer of the Department..., the Agency, or of the Committee, to be allowed to inspect at a reasonable time the facilities and equipment that he uses.

In addition to the right to inspect under sub-paragraph (7), a contractor, who has made arrangements with the Department to provide mobile services, shall allow an authorised officer of the DepartmentF7... or the Agency, or authorised member of the Committee to inspect the facilities and equipment that he uses when providing those services at a location of which he notified the Department under paragraph 4(3).