{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-ophthalmic-services-scotland-amendment-regulations-2018/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-ophthalmic-services-scotland-amendment-regulations-2018/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2018/212",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-ophthalmic-services-scotland-amendment-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendment of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "text": "(1) In regulation 22 (application for an eye examination)—\n(a) in paragraph (1), for “may” substitute “must”;\n(b) in paragraph (2), omit “provided for that purpose to contractors by the Board”;\n(c) for paragraph (2) substitute—\n“(2) The application must be made on an eye examination form and must be accompanied by a patient practice record form completed and signed by the applicant.”;\n(d) in paragraph (2A), for “is submitted” substitute “will be submitted to the Agency under paragraph 13(1) of schedule 1”;\n(e) omit paragraph (2A);\n(f) for paragraph (2B) substitute—\n“(2B) Where paragraph (2A) applies, the applicant must, before an eye examination, complete, sign and submit to the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician a patient practice record form.”;\n(g) omit paragraph (2B);\n(h) for paragraph (3)(b) substitute—\n“(b) unless the eye examination is an emergency eye examination, be satisfied that it is necessary.”; and\n(i) omit paragraphs (3A) to (3C).\n(2) Paragraph (1)(b), (d) and (f) ceases to have effect on the coming into force of paragraph (1) (c), (e) and (g).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 22(2) was amended by S.S.I. 2015/219."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation 22(2A) was inserted by S.S.I. 2015/219."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Regulation 22(2B) was inserted by S.S.I. 2015/219."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Regulation 22(3A) to (3C) was inserted by S.S.I. 2010/86."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/212/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:12:02.245619+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."
}