Regulation 2 Amendment of terms of service

Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1986^f1 (terms of service) is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

For paragraph 3 (arrangements for the provision of services) there is substituted:–

“Premises at which general ophthalmic services are to be provided

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(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a contractor shall provide general ophthalmic services at any address which is included in relation to him in the ophthalmic list.

(2)

A contractor may, on request being made by or on behalf of a patient, agree to provide general ophthalmic services at the place at which the patient normally resides.”.

In paragraph 5 (notices) there are inserted after the words “services” where it first occurs the words “in accordance with paragraph 3(1)”.

In paragraph 9(5) (payments) the words from “; or” to “request” are omitted.