{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-124",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-124.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/41",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006",
  "path": "section/124",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "124",
  "heading": "Assistance and support: primary ophthalmic services",
  "text": "(1) The Board may provide assistance or support to any person providing or proposing to provide primary ophthalmic services under a general ophthalmic services contract or primary ophthalmic services that fall within section 115(4).\n(2) Assistance or support provided by the Board under subsection (1) is provided on such terms, including terms as to payment, as the Board considers appropriate.\n(3) “Assistance” includes financial assistance.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 124(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 61(2)(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 124(1) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 61(2)(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 124(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 61(3)(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 124(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 4 para. 61(3)(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2022/31",
      "affecting_title": "Health and Care Act 2022"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2022/31",
      "affecting_title": "Health and Care Act 2022"
    },
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      "type": "words substituted",
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      "affecting_title": "Health and Care Act 2022"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/124",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:55.183741+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."
}