{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-regulations-2013/regulation-23",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/461",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-optical-charges-and-payments-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/23",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Reviews of stop orders",
  "text": "(1) The First-tier Tribunal may review a stop order at the request of the supplier upon which the order has been imposed, and on such a review may confirm the order or revoke it.\n(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the supplier may not request a review of a stop order before the end of the period of two years beginning with the date—\n(a) on which the stop order was imposed; or\n(b) of the First-tier Tribunal's decision on the last such review, whichever is the later.\n(3) If, on making a decision to impose or confirm a stop order, the First-tier Tribunal is of the opinion that there is no realistic prospect of a review or a further review as the case may be, being successful if held within the period specified in paragraph (2), the reference to “two years” shall be a reference—\n(a) to five years, or\n(b) to such shorter period, being more than two years, as the First-tier Tribunal may determine.\n(4) If, on a review, the First-tier Tribunal is of the opinion that there is a realistic prospect of a further review being successful if held within a shorter period than that specified in paragraph (2), the reference to “two years” shall be a reference to “one year”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/461/regulation/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:02:37.087843+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."
}