Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this Schedule—

• “the 2001 Rules” means the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Procedure) Rules 2001^f1;

• “continuing matter” means any case where the Initial Primary Care Trust had not yet come to a decision on any matter under the Ophthalmic Regulations or the Ophthalmic Supplementary Regulations;

• “Initial Primary Care Trust” means a Primary Care Trust in whose ophthalmic list the ophthalmic practitioner’s name was or had been included prior to the relevant date;

• “the relevant date” means 1st August 2008,

and other terms used in this Schedule and in the principal Regulations shall bear the same meaning in this Schedule that they have in Part 4 of the principal Regulations.